#779eb1

Color #779eb1

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.97 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#779eb1

RGB

rgb(119, 158, 177)

HSL

hsl(199.7, 27.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.7, 32.8%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.8%, 10.7%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(62.97, -8.61, -14.15)

LCH

lch(62.97, 16.56, 238.68)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0511, 229.45)

HWB

hwb(199.7, 46.7%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b18a77

Analogous

#77b1a7

#779eb1

#7781b1

Triadic

#779eb1

#b1779e

#9eb177

Split-complementary

#779eb1

#b17781

#b1a777

Tetradic

#779eb1

#8a77b1

#b18a77

#9eb177

Square

#779eb1

#a777b1

#b18a77

#81b177

Shades

Color #779eb1 mixed toward black.

#5a879d

#486c7d

#36515e

#24363f

#121b1f

Tints

Color #779eb1 mixed toward white.

#8eaebe

#a4becb

#bbced8

#d2dfe5

#e8eff2

Tones

Color #779eb1 mixed toward gray.

#7c9cac

#819ba7

#8599a2

#8a979e

#8f9699

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8aad · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#8784ac · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#79a9a8 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #779eb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#779eb1]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#779eb1 (#779eb1) is rgb(119, 158, 177) in RGB.

No, #779eb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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