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#8891ca color: Bailey Bells

#8891ca is rgb(136, 145, 202) in RGB and oklch(67.127% 0.08511 276.936) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

67.1%
0.085
277°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.02:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #8891ca

#8891ca is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 67.1% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 277°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.02:1 contrast and black text 6.95:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bailey Bells (#8a8ec9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #8891ca mixed with white

  1. 8891ca
  2. 939cd0
  3. 9ea7d5
  4. aab1db
  5. b6bce0
  6. c2c7e5
  7. ced2eb
  8. daddf0
  9. e6e9f5
  10. f2f4fa

Darker: #8891ca mixed with black

  1. 8891ca
  2. 757daf
  3. 636a95
  4. 52587c
  5. 414664
  6. 31354d
  7. 222537
  8. 131522
  9. 06070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8891ca with less saturation

  1. 8891ca
  2. 8992c5
  3. 8b92c0
  4. 8c93bb
  5. 8d93b5
  6. 8e94b0
  7. 9094ab
  8. 9195a6
  9. 9395a0
  10. 94959b

Questions about #8891ca

What color is #8891ca?

#8891ca is soft indigo. The closest named color is Bailey Bells. In RGB it is rgb(136, 145, 202), in HSL hsl(231.82, 38.37%, 66.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.127% 0.08511 276.936).

What colors go well with #8891ca?

The complementary color of #8891ca is #a49657. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a9bc7 and #a388bf. The triadic partners are #c48370 and #68a681.

Is white or black text more readable on #8891ca?

Black text reads better on #8891ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and black gives 6.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8891ca a warm or cool color?

#8891ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 277 degrees, its lightness 67.1% and its chroma 0.085.