#779ce4

Color #779ce4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 9.66 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#779ce4

RGB

rgb(119, 156, 228)

HSL

hsl(219.6, 66.9%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.6, 47.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.8%, 31.6%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(64.4, 6.61, -40.37)

LCH

lch(64.4, 40.91, 279.3)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.1143, 262.96)

HWB

hwb(219.6, 46.7%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4bf77

Analogous

#77d3e4

#779ce4

#8877e4

Triadic

#779ce4

#e4779c

#9ce477

Split-complementary

#779ce4

#e48877

#d3e477

Tetradic

#779ce4

#bf77e4

#e4bf77

#9ce477

Square

#779ce4

#e477d3

#e4bf77

#77e488

Shades

Color #779ce4 mixed toward black.

#4779da

#265bc1

#1d4491

#132d60

#0a1730

Tints

Color #779ce4 mixed toward white.

#8eace8

#a4bded

#bbcdf1

#d2def6

#e8eefa

Tones

Color #779ce4 mixed toward gray.

#809fdb

#89a2d2

#92a5c9

#9ba8c0

#a4aab6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989d5 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#8684d2 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#79c9c6 · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 21.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #779ce4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#779ce4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#779ce4 (#779ce4) is rgb(119, 156, 228) in RGB.

No, #779ce4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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