#779db8

Color #779db8

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.71 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#779db8

RGB

rgb(119, 157, 184)

HSL

hsl(204.9, 31.4%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.9, 35.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.3%, 14.7%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(62.92, -6.26, -18.15)

LCH

lch(62.92, 19.2, 250.97)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0578, 239.67)

HWB

hwb(204.9, 46.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b89277

Analogous

#77b8b2

#779db8

#777cb8

Triadic

#779db8

#b8779d

#9db877

Split-complementary

#779db8

#b8777c

#b8b277

Tetradic

#779db8

#9277b8

#b89277

#9db877

Square

#779db8

#b277b8

#b89277

#7cb877

Shades

Color #779db8 mixed toward black.

#5785a6

#456a85

#345064

#233542

#111b21

Tints

Color #779db8 mixed toward white.

#8eadc4

#a4bed0

#bbcedb

#d2dee7

#e8eff3

Tones

Color #779db8 mixed toward gray.

#7c9cb3

#829bad

#879aa8

#8d99a2

#92989d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989b2 · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#8784b0 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#79adac · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #779db8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#779db8]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#779db8 (#779db8) is rgb(119, 157, 184) in RGB.

No, #779db8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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