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#708bc9 color: Royal Regatta

#708bc9 is rgb(112, 139, 201) in RGB and oklch(64.151% 0.09859 265.717) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

64.2%
0.099
266°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #708bc9

#708bc9 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.37:1 contrast and black text 6.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Regatta (#678bc9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #708bc9 mixed with white

  1. 708bc9
  2. 7d96cf
  3. 8ba2d5
  4. 99adda
  5. a7b9e0
  6. b5c4e5
  7. c4d0eb
  8. d2dcf0
  9. e1e7f5
  10. f0f3fa

Darker: #708bc9 mixed with black

  1. 708bc9
  2. 6078ae
  3. 516695
  4. 43547c
  5. 354364
  6. 27324c
  7. 1a2336
  8. 0e1422
  9. 04070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #708bc9 with less saturation

  1. 708bc9
  2. 738bc3
  3. 768cbd
  4. 798cb7
  5. 7c8cb1
  6. 7e8dab
  7. 818da5
  8. 848d9f
  9. 878d99
  10. 8a8d93

Questions about #708bc9

What color is #708bc9?

#708bc9 is soft blue. The closest named color is Royal Regatta. In RGB it is rgb(112, 139, 201), in HSL hsl(221.8, 45.18%, 61.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.151% 0.09859 265.717).

What colors go well with #708bc9?

The complementary color of #708bc9 is #a78840. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a96c0 and #9280c2. The triadic partners are #c1746d and #649d68.

Is white or black text more readable on #708bc9?

White text reads better on #708bc9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and black gives 6.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #708bc9 a warm or cool color?

#708bc9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.099.