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#798bc8 color: Hydrangea

#798bc8 is rgb(121, 139, 200) in RGB and oklch(64.705% 0.094 271.015) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

64.7%
0.094
271°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.31:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #798bc8

#798bc8 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 64.7% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.31:1 contrast and black text 6.34:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #798bc8 mixed with white

  1. 798bc8
  2. 8596ce
  3. 92a2d4
  4. 9fadd9
  5. acb9df
  6. bac4e5
  7. c7d0ea
  8. d5dcef
  9. e3e7f5
  10. f1f3fa

Darker: #798bc8 mixed with black

  1. 798bc8
  2. 6878ae
  3. 586694
  4. 48547b
  5. 394363
  6. 2b324c
  7. 1d2336
  8. 101421
  9. 05070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #798bc8 with less saturation

  1. 798bc8
  2. 7b8cc2
  3. 7d8cbd
  4. 7f8db7
  5. 818db1
  6. 838dac
  7. 868ea6
  8. 888ea0
  9. 8a8e9a
  10. 8c8e94

Questions about #798bc8

What color is #798bc8?

#798bc8 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(121, 139, 200), in HSL hsl(226.33, 41.8%, 62.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.705% 0.094 271.015).

What colors go well with #798bc8?

The complementary color of #798bc8 is #a48c46. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5695c2 and #9881bf. The triadic partners are #c1786b and #619f71.

Is white or black text more readable on #798bc8?

White text reads better on #798bc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and black gives 6.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #798bc8 a warm or cool color?

#798bc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 64.7% and its chroma 0.094.