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#7789ca color: Violets Are Blue

#7789ca is rgb(119, 137, 202) in RGB and oklch(64.246% 0.09998 271.543) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

64.2%
0.100
272°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

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 #7789ca

#7789ca is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 272°.

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 Violets Are Blue (#7487c6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #7789ca mixed with white

  1. 7789ca
  2. 8495d0
  3. 91a0d5
  4. 9eacdb
  5. abb8e0
  6. b9c3e6
  7. c6cfeb
  8. d4dbf0
  9. e2e7f5
  10. f1f3fa

Darker: #7789ca mixed with black

  1. 7789ca
  2. 6776af
  3. 576495
  4. 47537c
  5. 384264
  6. 2a314d
  7. 1c2237
  8. 101422
  9. 05070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #7789ca with less saturation

  1. 7789ca
  2. 798ac4
  3. 7b8abe
  4. 7d8bb8
  5. 808bb2
  6. 828cac
  7. 848ca6
  8. 868ca0
  9. 888c99
  10. 8a8d93

Questions about #7789ca

What color is #7789ca?

#7789ca is soft indigo. The closest named color is Violets Are Blue. In RGB it is rgb(119, 137, 202), in HSL hsl(226.99, 43.92%, 62.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.246% 0.09998 271.543).

What colors go well with #7789ca?

The complementary color of #7789ca is #a38b3e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5094c4 and #987ec0. The triadic partners are #c27567 and #5c9e6e.

Is white or black text more readable on #7789ca?

White text reads better on #7789ca: 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 #7789ca a warm or cool color?

#7789ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.1.