#779bd1

Color #779bd1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.29 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#779bd1

RGB

rgb(119, 155, 209)

HSL

hsl(216, 49.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 43.1%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.1%, 25.8%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(63.31, 1.68, -31.53)

LCH

lch(63.31, 31.57, 273.05)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0898, 258.3)

HWB

hwb(216, 46.7%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1ad77

Analogous

#77c8d1

#779bd1

#8077d1

Triadic

#779bd1

#d1779b

#9bd177

Split-complementary

#779bd1

#d18077

#c8d177

Tetradic

#779bd1

#ad77d1

#d1ad77

#9bd177

Square

#779bd1

#d177c8

#d1ad77

#77d180

Shades

Color #779bd1 mixed toward black.

#4e7dc3

#3762a3

#294a7b

#1c3152

#0e1929

Tints

Color #779bd1 mixed toward white.

#8eacd9

#a4bce0

#bbcde8

#d2def0

#e8eef7

Tones

Color #779bd1 mixed toward gray.

#7e9cca

#869ec2

#8d9fba

#95a1b3

#9ca2ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888c6 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#8683c3 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#79bcba · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #779bd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#779bd1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#779bd1 (#779bd1) is rgb(119, 155, 209) in RGB.

No, #779bd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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