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#8887be color: Pleated Mauve

#8887be is rgb(136, 135, 190) in RGB and oklch(64.538% 0.08166 284.703) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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241°
100%

64.5%
0.082
285°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-400
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.36:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8887be

#8887be is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 64.5% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.36:1 contrast and black text 6.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pleated Mauve (#858bc2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #8887be mixed with white

  1. 8887be
  2. 9393c5
  3. 9e9ecb
  4. aaaad2
  5. b6b6d9
  6. c1c2df
  7. cdcee6
  8. dadaec
  9. e6e6f2
  10. f2f3f9

Darker: #8887be mixed with black

  1. 8887be
  2. 7575a5
  3. 63638c
  4. 525175
  5. 41415e
  6. 313148
  7. 222133
  8. 13131f
  9. 06060d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8887be with less saturation

  1. 8887be
  2. 8888b9
  3. 8989b5
  4. 8989b0
  5. 8a8aab
  6. 8a8ba6
  7. 8b8ba1
  8. 8c8c9d
  9. 8c8d98
  10. 8d8d93

Questions about #8887be

What color is #8887be?

#8887be is soft indigo. The closest named color is Pleated Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(136, 135, 190), in HSL hsl(241.09, 29.73%, 63.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.538% 0.08166 284.703).

What colors go well with #8887be?

The complementary color of #8887be is #959154. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b90bf and #a07fb0. The triadic partners are #b87e64 and #5b9e81.

Is white or black text more readable on #8887be?

White text reads better on #8887be: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and black gives 6.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8887be a warm or cool color?

#8887be is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 64.5% and its chroma 0.082.