Skip to the color picker

#887ffa color: Periwinkle

#887ffa is rgb(136, 127, 250) in RGB and oklch(66.237% 0.17728 283.751) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

244°
100%

66.2%
0.177
284°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.25:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #887ffa

#887ffa is a bright indigo color. In OKLCH it has 66.2% lightness, 0.177 chroma and a hue of 284°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.25:1 contrast and black text 6.46:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#8e82fe). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #887ffa mixed with white

  1. 887ffa
  2. 928dfc
  3. 9d9afd
  4. a8a7fe
  5. b4b4ff
  6. c0c1ff
  7. cccdff
  8. d8daff
  9. e5e6ff
  10. f2f3ff

Darker: #887ffa mixed with black

  1. 887ffa
  2. 756ed9
  3. 635dba
  4. 524c9b
  5. 413c7d
  6. 312d61
  7. 221f46
  8. 13112d
  9. 060615
  10. 010103

Calmer: #887ffa with less saturation

  1. 887ffa
  2. 8882f0
  3. 8985e6
  4. 8a87dc
  5. 8b8ad2
  6. 8c8cc8
  7. 8d8ebd
  8. 8e8fb3
  9. 9090a9
  10. 91929e

Questions about #887ffa

What color is #887ffa?

#887ffa is bright indigo. The closest named color is Periwinkle. In RGB it is rgb(136, 127, 250), in HSL hsl(244.39, 92.48%, 73.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.237% 0.17728 283.751).

What colors go well with #887ffa?

The complementary color of #887ffa is #a49600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3594fc and #b96dde. The triadic partners are #e86623 and #00b176.

Is white or black text more readable on #887ffa?

Black text reads better on #887ffa: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and black gives 6.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #887ffa a warm or cool color?

#887ffa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 284 degrees, its lightness 66.2% and its chroma 0.177.