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#708cc8 color: Hydrangea

#708cc8 is rgb(112, 140, 200) in RGB and oklch(64.315% 0.09606 264.683) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

64.3%
0.096
265°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.27:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #708cc8

#708cc8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.3% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.35:1 contrast and black text 6.27:1, 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: #708cc8 mixed with white

  1. 708cc8
  2. 7d97ce
  3. 8ba3d4
  4. 99aeda
  5. a7b9df
  6. b5c5e5
  7. c4d0ea
  8. d2dcf0
  9. e1e8f5
  10. f0f3fa

Darker: #708cc8 mixed with black

  1. 708cc8
  2. 6079ae
  3. 516794
  4. 43557b
  5. 354363
  6. 27334c
  7. 1a2336
  8. 0e1421
  9. 04070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #708cc8 with less saturation

  1. 708cc8
  2. 738cc2
  3. 768dbd
  4. 798db7
  5. 7c8db1
  6. 7f8dab
  7. 828da5
  8. 848d9f
  9. 878d99
  10. 8a8d93

Questions about #708cc8

What color is #708cc8?

#708cc8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(112, 140, 200), in HSL hsl(220.91, 44.44%, 61.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.315% 0.09606 264.683).

What colors go well with #708cc8?

The complementary color of #708cc8 is #a88843. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b96bf and #9181c2. The triadic partners are #c17570 and #679d68.

Is white or black text more readable on #708cc8?

White text reads better on #708cc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and black gives 6.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #708cc8 a warm or cool color?

#708cc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 64.3% and its chroma 0.096.