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#898fce color: Bailey Bells

#898fce is rgb(137, 143, 206) in RGB and oklch(66.978% 0.09342 279.365) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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235°
100%

67%
0.093
279°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.05:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #898fce

#898fce is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 67% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.05:1 contrast and black text 6.88:1, 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: #898fce mixed with white

  1. 898fce
  2. 949ad3
  3. 9fa5d9
  4. abb0de
  5. b6bbe3
  6. c2c6e8
  7. ced2ec
  8. daddf1
  9. e6e8f6
  10. f2f4fb

Darker: #898fce mixed with black

  1. 898fce
  2. 767cb3
  3. 646998
  4. 53577f
  5. 424566
  6. 31344e
  7. 222438
  8. 141523
  9. 07070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #898fce with less saturation

  1. 898fce
  2. 8a90c8
  3. 8b91c3
  4. 8c91bd
  5. 8d92b8
  6. 8f93b2
  7. 9093ac
  8. 9194a7
  9. 9294a1
  10. 94959b

Questions about #898fce

What color is #898fce?

#898fce is soft indigo. The closest named color is Bailey Bells. In RGB it is rgb(137, 143, 206), in HSL hsl(234.78, 41.32%, 67.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.978% 0.09342 279.365).

What colors go well with #898fce?

The complementary color of #898fce is #a3964f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #679acc and #a685c1. The triadic partners are #c7816a and #5ea781.

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

Black text reads better on #898fce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and black gives 6.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #898fce a warm or cool color?

#898fce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 67% and its chroma 0.093.