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#8487ca color: True Lavender

#8487ca is rgb(132, 135, 202) in RGB and oklch(64.788% 0.09964 281.263) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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237°
100%

64.8%
0.100
281°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8487ca

#8487ca is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 64.8% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 281°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.33:1 contrast and black text 6.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is True Lavender (#7e89c8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #8487ca mixed with white

  1. 8487ca
  2. 8f93d0
  3. 9b9fd5
  4. a7aadb
  5. b3b6e0
  6. bfc2e6
  7. ccceeb
  8. d8daf0
  9. e5e6f5
  10. f2f3fa

Darker: #8487ca mixed with black

  1. 8487ca
  2. 7275af
  3. 606395
  4. 4f517c
  5. 3f4164
  6. 2f314d
  7. 202137
  8. 121322
  9. 06060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8487ca with less saturation

  1. 8487ca
  2. 8588c4
  3. 8689be
  4. 878ab9
  5. 888bb3
  6. 898bad
  7. 8a8ca7
  8. 8b8da1
  9. 8c8d9b
  10. 8d8e95

Questions about #8487ca

What color is #8487ca?

#8487ca is soft indigo. The closest named color is True Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(132, 135, 202), in HSL hsl(237.43, 39.77%, 65.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.788% 0.09964 281.263).

What colors go well with #8487ca?

The complementary color of #8487ca is #9b9043. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f92c9 and #a27dbb. The triadic partners are #c2795e and #50a17b.

Is white or black text more readable on #8487ca?

White text reads better on #8487ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and black gives 6.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8487ca a warm or cool color?

#8487ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 281 degrees, its lightness 64.8% and its chroma 0.1.