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#948cfa color: Lavender Blue Shadow

#948cfa is rgb(148, 140, 250) in RGB and oklch(69.514% 0.15805 284.807) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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244°
100%

69.5%
0.158
285°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.84:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.39:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #948cfa

#948cfa is a bright indigo color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.158 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.84:1 contrast and black text 7.39:1, so black text reads better.

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

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #948cfa mixed with white

  1. 948cfa
  2. 9e98fb
  3. a7a4fd
  4. b2affe
  5. bcbbff
  6. c7c6ff
  7. d2d2ff
  8. ddddff
  9. e8e8ff
  10. f3f4ff

Darker: #948cfa mixed with black

  1. 948cfa
  2. 8079d9
  3. 6d67ba
  4. 5a559b
  5. 48437d
  6. 363361
  7. 262346
  8. 16142d
  9. 080715
  10. 010103

Calmer: #948cfa with less saturation

  1. 948cfa
  2. 948ef1
  3. 9591e8
  4. 9693df
  5. 9695d6
  6. 9796cd
  7. 9898c3
  8. 9999ba
  9. 9a9bb0
  10. 9b9ca7

Questions about #948cfa

What color is #948cfa?

#948cfa is bright indigo. The closest named color is Lavender Blue Shadow. In RGB it is rgb(148, 140, 250), in HSL hsl(244.36, 91.67%, 76.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.514% 0.15805 284.807).

What colors go well with #948cfa?

The complementary color of #948cfa is #ada100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #529efc and #c17ce0. The triadic partners are #eb7840 and #00bb84.

Is white or black text more readable on #948cfa?

Black text reads better on #948cfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and black gives 7.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #948cfa a warm or cool color?

#948cfa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.158.