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#8489cd color: True Lavender

#8489cd is rgb(132, 137, 205) in RGB and oklch(65.337% 0.10117 279.974) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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236°
100%

65.3%
0.101
280°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.26:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.44:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #8489cd

#8489cd is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 65.3% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 280°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.26:1 contrast and black text 6.44:1, so black 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: #8489cd mixed with white

  1. 8489cd
  2. 8f95d2
  3. 9ba0d8
  4. a7acdd
  5. b3b8e2
  6. bfc3e7
  7. cccfec
  8. d8dbf1
  9. e5e7f6
  10. f2f3fa

Darker: #8489cd mixed with black

  1. 8489cd
  2. 7276b2
  3. 606498
  4. 4f537e
  5. 3f4266
  6. 2f314e
  7. 202238
  8. 121423
  9. 06070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8489cd with less saturation

  1. 8489cd
  2. 858ac7
  3. 868bc1
  4. 878cbb
  5. 888db5
  6. 8a8daf
  7. 8b8ea9
  8. 8c8fa3
  9. 8d8f9d
  10. 8f9096

Questions about #8489cd

What color is #8489cd?

#8489cd is soft indigo. The closest named color is True Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(132, 137, 205), in HSL hsl(235.89, 42.2%, 66.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.337% 0.10117 279.974).

What colors go well with #8489cd?

The complementary color of #8489cd is #9f9143. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e95cc and #a37ebf. The triadic partners are #c57a60 and #52a37b.

Is white or black text more readable on #8489cd?

Black text reads better on #8489cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and black gives 6.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8489cd a warm or cool color?

#8489cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 280 degrees, its lightness 65.3% and its chroma 0.101.