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#898bca color: Adora

#898bca is rgb(137, 139, 202) in RGB and oklch(65.982% 0.09323 282.123) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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238°
100%

66%
0.093
282°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.18:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #898bca

#898bca is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 66% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 282°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.18:1 contrast and black text 6.61:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Adora (#8d8dc9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #898bca mixed with white

  1. 898bca
  2. 9496d0
  3. 9fa2d5
  4. abaddb
  5. b6b9e0
  6. c2c4e6
  7. ced0eb
  8. dadcf0
  9. e6e7f5
  10. f2f3fa

Darker: #898bca mixed with black

  1. 898bca
  2. 7678af
  3. 646695
  4. 53547c
  5. 424364
  6. 31324d
  7. 222337
  8. 141422
  9. 07070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #898bca with less saturation

  1. 898bca
  2. 8a8cc5
  3. 8b8dbf
  4. 8b8eba
  5. 8c8eb4
  6. 8d8faf
  7. 8e90a9
  8. 8f90a3
  9. 90919e
  10. 919198

Questions about #898bca

What color is #898bca?

#898bca is soft indigo. The closest named color is Adora. In RGB it is rgb(137, 139, 202), in HSL hsl(238.15, 38.01%, 66.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.982% 0.09323 282.123).

What colors go well with #898bca?

The complementary color of #898bca is #9d944d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6796ca and #a581bc. The triadic partners are #c37f64 and #58a481.

Is white or black text more readable on #898bca?

Black text reads better on #898bca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and black gives 6.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #898bca a warm or cool color?

#898bca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 282 degrees, its lightness 66% and its chroma 0.093.