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#8b91ca color: Bailey Bells

#8b91ca is rgb(139, 145, 202) in RGB and oklch(67.353% 0.08451 279.225) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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234°
100%

67.4%
0.085
279°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.00:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
7.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #8b91ca

#8b91ca is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 67.4% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3:1 contrast and black text 7:1, 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: #8b91ca mixed with white

  1. 8b91ca
  2. 969cd0
  3. a1a7d5
  4. acb1db
  5. b8bce0
  6. c3c7e5
  7. cfd2eb
  8. dbddf0
  9. e7e8f5
  10. f3f4fa

Darker: #8b91ca mixed with black

  1. 8b91ca
  2. 787daf
  3. 666a95
  4. 54587c
  5. 434664
  6. 32354d
  7. 232537
  8. 141522
  9. 07070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8b91ca with less saturation

  1. 8b91ca
  2. 8c92c5
  3. 8d92c0
  4. 8e93bb
  5. 8f94b6
  6. 9094b1
  7. 9195ab
  8. 9395a6
  9. 9495a1
  10. 95969c

Questions about #8b91ca

What color is #8b91ca?

#8b91ca is soft indigo. The closest named color is Bailey Bells. In RGB it is rgb(139, 145, 202), in HSL hsl(234.29, 37.28%, 66.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.353% 0.08451 279.225).

What colors go well with #8b91ca?

The complementary color of #8b91ca is #a39758. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d9bc9 and #a688be. The triadic partners are #c4846f and #66a784.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b91ca?

Black text reads better on #8b91ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3:1 and black gives 7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b91ca a warm or cool color?

#8b91ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 67.4% and its chroma 0.085.