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#8a89ba color: Soft Blue Lavender

#8a89ba is rgb(138, 137, 186) in RGB and oklch(64.929% 0.07266 285.122) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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241°
100%

64.9%
0.073
285°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #8a89ba

#8a89ba is a dusty indigo color. In OKLCH it has 64.9% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.3:1 contrast and black text 6.37:1, so white 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: #8a89ba mixed with white

  1. 8a89ba
  2. 9594c1
  3. a0a0c8
  4. ababcf
  5. b7b7d6
  6. c3c3dd
  7. cecfe4
  8. dadbeb
  9. e6e7f1
  10. f3f3f8

Darker: #8a89ba mixed with black

  1. 8a89ba
  2. 7776a1
  3. 656489
  4. 535372
  5. 42425c
  6. 323146
  7. 222232
  8. 14141e
  9. 07070d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8a89ba with less saturation

  1. 8a89ba
  2. 8a8ab6
  3. 8b8ab2
  4. 8b8bad
  5. 8c8ca9
  6. 8c8ca5
  7. 8d8da0
  8. 8d8d9c
  9. 8e8e98
  10. 8e8e93

Questions about #8a89ba

What color is #8a89ba?

#8a89ba is dusty indigo. The closest named color is Soft Blue Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 137, 186), in HSL hsl(241.22, 26.2%, 63.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.929% 0.07266 285.122).

What colors go well with #8a89ba?

The complementary color of #8a89ba is #95925d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7191bb and #a082ae. The triadic partners are #b5816a and #639d84.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a89ba?

White text reads better on #8a89ba: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and black gives 6.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a89ba a warm or cool color?

#8a89ba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 64.9% and its chroma 0.073.