Skip to the color picker

#738dca color: Hydrangea

#738dca is rgb(115, 141, 202) in RGB and oklch(64.82% 0.09656 266.098) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

222°
100%

64.8%
0.097
266°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.29:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.39:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #738dca

#738dca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.8% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.29:1 contrast and black text 6.39:1, so black text reads better.

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

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #738dca mixed with white

  1. 738dca
  2. 8098d0
  3. 8ea3d5
  4. 9bafdb
  5. a9bae0
  6. b7c5e6
  7. c5d1eb
  8. d3dcf0
  9. e2e8f5
  10. f0f3fa

Darker: #738dca mixed with black

  1. 738dca
  2. 637aaf
  3. 546795
  4. 45557c
  5. 364464
  6. 28334d
  7. 1b2337
  8. 0f1422
  9. 05070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #738dca with less saturation

  1. 738dca
  2. 768dc4
  3. 798ebe
  4. 7b8eb9
  5. 7e8eb3
  6. 818ead
  7. 848fa7
  8. 868fa1
  9. 898f9b
  10. 8c8f95

Questions about #738dca

What color is #738dca?

#738dca is soft blue. The closest named color is Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(115, 141, 202), in HSL hsl(222.07, 45.08%, 62.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.82% 0.09656 266.098).

What colors go well with #738dca?

The complementary color of #738dca is #a98a44. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e98c2 and #9482c3. The triadic partners are #c3776f and #679f6b.

Is white or black text more readable on #738dca?

Black text reads better on #738dca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and black gives 6.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #738dca a warm or cool color?

#738dca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 64.8% and its chroma 0.097.