#779cd9

Color #779cd9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.97 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#779cd9

RGB

rgb(119, 156, 217)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 56.3%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 45.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.2%, 28.1%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(63.92, 3.4, -35.03)

LCH

lch(63.92, 35.19, 275.54)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0995, 260.16)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 46.7%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9b477

Analogous

#77cdd9

#779cd9

#8377d9

Triadic

#779cd9

#d9779c

#9cd977

Split-complementary

#779cd9

#d98377

#cdd977

Tetradic

#779cd9

#b477d9

#d9b477

#9cd977

Square

#779cd9

#d977cd

#d9b477

#77d983

Shades

Color #779cd9 mixed toward black.

#4b7ccd

#3161af

#254983

#183058

#0c182c

Tints

Color #779cd9 mixed toward white.

#8eaddf

#a4bde6

#bbceec

#d2def2

#e8eff9

Tones

Color #779cd9 mixed toward gray.

#7f9ed1

#87a0c9

#90a2c1

#98a4b8

#a0a6b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989cc · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#8684c9 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#79c2bf · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 19.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #779cd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#779cd9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#779cd9 (#779cd9) is rgb(119, 156, 217) in RGB.

No, #779cd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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