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#778bca color: Hydrangea

#778bca is rgb(119, 139, 202) in RGB and oklch(64.665% 0.0975 270.065) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

64.7%
0.098
270°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.32:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #778bca

#778bca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.7% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.32:1 contrast and black text 6.33:1, 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: #778bca mixed with white

  1. 778bca
  2. 8496d0
  3. 91a2d5
  4. 9eaddb
  5. abb9e0
  6. b9c4e6
  7. c6d0eb
  8. d4dcf0
  9. e2e7f5
  10. f1f3fa

Darker: #778bca mixed with black

  1. 778bca
  2. 6778af
  3. 576695
  4. 47547c
  5. 384364
  6. 2a324d
  7. 1c2337
  8. 101422
  9. 05070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #778bca with less saturation

  1. 778bca
  2. 798cc4
  3. 7c8cbe
  4. 7e8db9
  5. 808db3
  6. 828dad
  7. 858ea7
  8. 878ea1
  9. 898e9a
  10. 8c8e94

Questions about #778bca

What color is #778bca?

#778bca is soft blue. The closest named color is Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(119, 139, 202), in HSL hsl(225.54, 43.92%, 62.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.665% 0.0975 270.065).

What colors go well with #778bca?

The complementary color of #778bca is #a58b42. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5296c4 and #9780c1. The triadic partners are #c2776a and #609f6e.

Is white or black text more readable on #778bca?

White text reads better on #778bca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and black gives 6.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #778bca a warm or cool color?

#778bca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 64.7% and its chroma 0.098.