#779ec8

Color #779ec8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.1 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#779ec8

RGB

rgb(119, 158, 200)

HSL

hsl(211.1, 42.4%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.1, 40.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.5%, 21%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(63.79, -2.52, -25.78)

LCH

lch(63.79, 25.9, 264.42)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0757, 250.8)

HWB

hwb(211.1, 46.7%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8a177

Analogous

#77c6c8

#779ec8

#7877c8

Triadic

#779ec8

#c8779e

#9ec877

Split-complementary

#779ec8

#c87877

#c6c877

Tetradic

#779ec8

#a177c8

#c8a177

#9ec877

Square

#779ec8

#c877c6

#c8a177

#77c878

Shades

Color #779ec8 mixed toward black.

#5183b9

#3d6997

#2e4e71

#1f344c

#0f1a26

Tints

Color #779ec8 mixed toward white.

#8eaed1

#a4beda

#bbcee3

#d2dfed

#e8eff6

Tones

Color #779ec8 mixed toward gray.

#7e9ec1

#849eba

#8b9fb4

#929fad

#999fa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8abf · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#8784bd · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#79b7b6 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #779ec8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#779ec8]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#779ec8 (#779ec8) is rgb(119, 158, 200) in RGB.

No, #779ec8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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