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#8e80cd color: Indigo Bloom

#8e80cd is rgb(142, 128, 205) in RGB and oklch(64.376% 0.11381 291.203) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

64.4%
0.114
291°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #8e80cd

#8e80cd is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 64.4% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.43:1 contrast and black text 6.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Indigo Bloom (#8a83da). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8e80cd mixed with white

  1. 8e80cd
  2. 988dd3
  3. a399d8
  4. aea6dd
  5. b9b2e2
  6. c4bfe8
  7. d0ccec
  8. dbd8f1
  9. e7e5f6
  10. f3f2fb

Darker: #8e80cd mixed with black

  1. 8e80cd
  2. 7b6eb2
  3. 685d98
  4. 564d7e
  5. 443d66
  6. 342e4e
  7. 241f38
  8. 151223
  9. 07060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8e80cd with less saturation

  1. 8e80cd
  2. 8e82c7
  3. 8d83c1
  4. 8d85ba
  5. 8d86b4
  6. 8d88ae
  7. 8d89a7
  8. 8d8aa1
  9. 8d8b9a
  10. 8d8c94

Questions about #8e80cd

What color is #8e80cd?

#8e80cd is soft violet. The closest named color is Indigo Bloom. In RGB it is rgb(142, 128, 205), in HSL hsl(250.91, 43.5%, 65.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.376% 0.11381 291.203).

What colors go well with #8e80cd?

The complementary color of #8e80cd is #909439. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #658dd2 and #ad75b7. The triadic partners are #c47849 and #2ba384.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e80cd?

White text reads better on #8e80cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and black gives 6.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e80cd a warm or cool color?

#8e80cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 64.4% and its chroma 0.114.