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#8a8dba color: Soft Blue Lavender

#8a8dba is rgb(138, 141, 186) in RGB and oklch(65.752% 0.06685 281.416) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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236°
100%

65.8%
0.067
281°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.18:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #8a8dba

#8a8dba is a dusty indigo color. In OKLCH it has 65.8% lightness, 0.067 chroma and a hue of 281°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.18:1 contrast and black text 6.6:1, 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: #8a8dba mixed with white

  1. 8a8dba
  2. 9598c1
  3. a0a3c8
  4. abaecf
  5. b7bad6
  6. c3c5dd
  7. ced0e4
  8. dadceb
  9. e6e7f1
  10. f3f3f8

Darker: #8a8dba mixed with black

  1. 8a8dba
  2. 777aa1
  3. 656789
  4. 535572
  5. 42445c
  6. 323346
  7. 222332
  8. 14141e
  9. 07070d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8a8dba with less saturation

  1. 8a8dba
  2. 8b8eb6
  3. 8b8eb2
  4. 8c8fae
  5. 8d8faa
  6. 8d8fa6
  7. 8e90a2
  8. 8f909e
  9. 90919a
  10. 909195

Questions about #8a8dba

What color is #8a8dba?

#8a8dba is dusty indigo. The closest named color is Soft Blue Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 141, 186), in HSL hsl(236.25, 25.81%, 63.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.752% 0.06685 281.416).

What colors go well with #8a8dba?

The complementary color of #8a8dba is #9a9363. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7395ba and #9f86b0. The triadic partners are #b58472 and #6c9f85.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a8dba?

Black text reads better on #8a8dba: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and black gives 6.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a8dba a warm or cool color?

#8a8dba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 281 degrees, its lightness 65.8% and its chroma 0.067.