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#8589ca color: True Lavender

#8589ca is rgb(133, 137, 202) in RGB and oklch(65.268% 0.09666 280.651) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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237°
100%

65.3%
0.097
281°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.27:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.43:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #8589ca

#8589ca is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 65.3% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 281°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.27:1 contrast and black text 6.43:1, 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: #8589ca mixed with white

  1. 8589ca
  2. 9095d0
  3. 9ca0d5
  4. a8acdb
  5. b4b7e0
  6. c0c3e6
  7. cccfeb
  8. d9dbf0
  9. e5e7f5
  10. f2f3fa

Darker: #8589ca mixed with black

  1. 8589ca
  2. 7376af
  3. 616495
  4. 50537c
  5. 404264
  6. 30314d
  7. 212237
  8. 131422
  9. 06070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8589ca with less saturation

  1. 8589ca
  2. 868ac4
  3. 878bbf
  4. 888cb9
  5. 898cb3
  6. 8a8dae
  7. 8b8ea8
  8. 8c8ea2
  9. 8d8f9c
  10. 8f8f96

Questions about #8589ca

What color is #8589ca?

#8589ca is soft indigo. The closest named color is True Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(133, 137, 202), in HSL hsl(236.52, 39.43%, 65.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.268% 0.09666 280.651).

What colors go well with #8589ca?

The complementary color of #8589ca is #9d9247. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6194c9 and #a37fbc. The triadic partners are #c27b62 and #55a27c.

Is white or black text more readable on #8589ca?

Black text reads better on #8589ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and black gives 6.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8589ca a warm or cool color?

#8589ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 281 degrees, its lightness 65.3% and its chroma 0.097.