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#8e82ee color: Lavender Blue Shadow

#8e82ee is rgb(142, 130, 238) in RGB and oklch(66.533% 0.15643 286.413) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

66.5%
0.156
286°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.19:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #8e82ee

#8e82ee is a bright violet color. In OKLCH it has 66.5% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.19:1 contrast and black text 6.58:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Blue Shadow (#8b88f8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8e82ee mixed with white

  1. 8e82ee
  2. 988ff1
  3. a39cf3
  4. ada8f5
  5. b8b5f8
  6. c4c1f9
  7. cfcefb
  8. dbdafc
  9. e7e6fe
  10. f3f3fe

Darker: #8e82ee mixed with black

  1. 8e82ee
  2. 7b70cf
  3. 685fb1
  4. 564e93
  5. 443e77
  6. 342f5c
  7. 242042
  8. 15122a
  9. 070614
  10. 010103

Calmer: #8e82ee with less saturation

  1. 8e82ee
  2. 8e85e5
  3. 8e87dd
  4. 8f89d4
  5. 8f8bcb
  6. 908dc2
  7. 908fb9
  8. 9190b0
  9. 9291a7
  10. 93939d

Questions about #8e82ee

What color is #8e82ee?

#8e82ee is bright violet. The closest named color is Lavender Blue Shadow. In RGB it is rgb(142, 130, 238), in HSL hsl(246.67, 76.06%, 72.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.533% 0.15643 286.413).

What colors go well with #8e82ee?

The complementary color of #8e82ee is #a19800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e94f2 and #b972d3. The triadic partners are #df7034 and #00b17e.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e82ee?

Black text reads better on #8e82ee: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and black gives 6.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e82ee a warm or cool color?

#8e82ee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 66.5% and its chroma 0.156.