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#778dca color: Hydrangea

#778dca is rgb(119, 141, 202) in RGB and oklch(65.085% 0.09509 268.513) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

65.1%
0.095
269°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.26:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.45:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #778dca

#778dca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.1% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.26:1 contrast and black text 6.45:1, 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: #778dca mixed with white

  1. 778dca
  2. 8498d0
  3. 91a3d5
  4. 9eafdb
  5. abbae0
  6. b9c5e6
  7. c6d1eb
  8. d4dcf0
  9. e2e8f5
  10. f1f3fa

Darker: #778dca mixed with black

  1. 778dca
  2. 677aaf
  3. 576795
  4. 47557c
  5. 384464
  6. 2a334d
  7. 1c2337
  8. 101422
  9. 05070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #778dca with less saturation

  1. 778dca
  2. 798dc4
  3. 7c8ebf
  4. 7e8eb9
  5. 818fb3
  6. 838fad
  7. 868fa7
  8. 888fa1
  9. 8a8f9b
  10. 8d8f95

Questions about #778dca

What color is #778dca?

#778dca is soft blue. The closest named color is Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(119, 141, 202), in HSL hsl(224.1, 43.92%, 62.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.085% 0.09509 268.513).

What colors go well with #778dca?

The complementary color of #778dca is #a78c46. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5397c3 and #9782c2. The triadic partners are #c3796e and #65a06f.

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

Black text reads better on #778dca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and black gives 6.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #778dca a warm or cool color?

#778dca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 65.1% and its chroma 0.095.