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#708bc8 color: Hydrangea

#708bc8 is rgb(112, 139, 200) in RGB and oklch(64.102% 0.09718 265.491) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

64.1%
0.097
265°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #708bc8

#708bc8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.1% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.38:1 contrast and black text 6.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hydrangea (#768dc6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #708bc8 mixed with white

  1. 708bc8
  2. 7d96ce
  3. 8ba2d4
  4. 99adda
  5. a7b9df
  6. b5c4e5
  7. c4d0ea
  8. d2dcf0
  9. e1e7f5
  10. f0f3fa

Darker: #708bc8 mixed with black

  1. 708bc8
  2. 6078ae
  3. 516694
  4. 43547b
  5. 354363
  6. 27324c
  7. 1a2336
  8. 0e1421
  9. 04070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #708bc8 with less saturation

  1. 708bc8
  2. 738bc2
  3. 768cbc
  4. 798cb7
  5. 7b8cb1
  6. 7e8cab
  7. 818da5
  8. 848d9f
  9. 878d99
  10. 8a8c93

Questions about #708bc8

What color is #708bc8?

#708bc8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(112, 139, 200), in HSL hsl(221.59, 44.44%, 61.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.102% 0.09718 265.491).

What colors go well with #708bc8?

The complementary color of #708bc8 is #a78841. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b96bf and #9180c1. The triadic partners are #c1746e and #659c68.

Is white or black text more readable on #708bc8?

White text reads better on #708bc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and black gives 6.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #708bc8 a warm or cool color?

#708bc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 64.1% and its chroma 0.097.