#779eb3

Color #779eb3

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.06 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#779eb3

RGB

rgb(119, 158, 179)

HSL

hsl(201, 28.3%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201, 33.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.5%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(63.03, -8.1, -15.17)

LCH

lch(63.03, 17.2, 241.9)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0528, 232)

HWB

hwb(201, 46.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b38c77

Analogous

#77b3aa

#779eb3

#7780b3

Triadic

#779eb3

#b3779e

#9eb377

Split-complementary

#779eb3

#b37780

#b3aa77

Tetradic

#779eb3

#8c77b3

#b38c77

#9eb377

Square

#779eb3

#aa77b3

#b38c77

#80b377

Shades

Color #779eb3 mixed toward black.

#59879f

#476c7f

#355160

#243640

#121b20

Tints

Color #779eb3 mixed toward white.

#8eaec0

#a4becc

#bbced9

#d2dfe6

#e8eff2

Tones

Color #779eb3 mixed toward gray.

#7c9cae

#819ba9

#8699a4

#8b989f

#90969a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8aae · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#8784ad · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#79aaa9 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #779eb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#779eb3]

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Light Sky Blue #87cefa

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#779eb3 (#779eb3) is rgb(119, 158, 179) in RGB.

No, #779eb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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