Skip to the color picker

#898eba color: Soft Blue Lavender

#898eba is rgb(137, 142, 186) in RGB and oklch(65.881% 0.06562 279.385) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

234°
100%

65.9%
0.066
279°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.16:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.64:1Readable · 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 #898eba

#898eba is a dusty indigo color. In OKLCH it has 65.9% lightness, 0.066 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.16:1 contrast and black text 6.64:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Soft Blue Lavender (#888cba). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #898eba mixed with white

  1. 898eba
  2. 9499c1
  3. 9fa4c8
  4. abafcf
  5. b6bad6
  6. c2c5dd
  7. ced1e4
  8. dadceb
  9. e6e8f1
  10. f3f3f8

Darker: #898eba mixed with black

  1. 898eba
  2. 767ba1
  3. 646889
  4. 535672
  5. 42445c
  6. 313446
  7. 222432
  8. 14151e
  9. 07070d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #898eba with less saturation

  1. 898eba
  2. 8a8eb6
  3. 8b8fb2
  4. 8b8fae
  5. 8c90aa
  6. 8d90a6
  7. 8e90a2
  8. 8f919e
  9. 90919a
  10. 919196

Questions about #898eba

What color is #898eba?

#898eba is dusty indigo. The closest named color is Soft Blue Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(137, 142, 186), in HSL hsl(233.88, 26.2%, 63.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.881% 0.06562 279.385).

What colors go well with #898eba?

The complementary color of #898eba is #9b9364. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7395b9 and #9e87b1. The triadic partners are #b68474 and #6e9f84.

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

Black text reads better on #898eba: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and black gives 6.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #898eba a warm or cool color?

#898eba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 65.9% and its chroma 0.066.