#779eb8

Color #779eb8

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.85 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#779eb8

RGB

rgb(119, 158, 184)

HSL

hsl(204, 31.4%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 35.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.3%, 14.1%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(63.21, -6.81, -17.72)

LCH

lch(63.21, 18.98, 248.98)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0575, 237.86)

HWB

hwb(204, 46.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b89177

Analogous

#77b8b1

#779eb8

#777db8

Triadic

#779eb8

#b8779e

#9eb877

Split-complementary

#779eb8

#b8777d

#b8b177

Tetradic

#779eb8

#9177b8

#b89177

#9eb877

Square

#779eb8

#b177b8

#b89177

#7db877

Shades

Color #779eb8 mixed toward black.

#5786a6

#456b85

#345064

#233642

#111b21

Tints

Color #779eb8 mixed toward white.

#8eaec4

#a4bed0

#bbcedb

#d2dfe7

#e8eff3

Tones

Color #779eb8 mixed toward gray.

#7c9db3

#829cad

#879ba8

#8d9aa2

#92999d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8ab2 · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#8784b1 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#79adac · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #779eb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#779eb8]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#779eb8 (#779eb8) is rgb(119, 158, 184) in RGB.

No, #779eb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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