#779fbb

Color #779fbb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.7 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#779fbb

RGB

rgb(119, 159, 187)

HSL

hsl(204.7, 33.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.7, 36.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.4%, 15%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.59, -6.58, -18.81)

LCH

lch(63.59, 19.93, 250.72)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0603, 239.26)

HWB

hwb(204.7, 46.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb9377

Analogous

#77bbb5

#779fbb

#777dbb

Triadic

#779fbb

#bb779f

#9fbb77

Split-complementary

#779fbb

#bb777d

#bbb577

Tetradic

#779fbb

#9377bb

#bb9377

#9fbb77

Square

#779fbb

#b577bb

#bb9377

#7dbb77

Shades

Color #779fbb mixed toward black.

#5587aa

#446c88

#335166

#223644

#111b22

Tints

Color #779fbb mixed toward white.

#8eafc6

#a4bfd2

#bbcfdd

#d2dfe8

#e8eff4

Tones

Color #779fbb mixed toward gray.

#7d9eb5

#829db0

#889caa

#8e9ba4

#939a9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8bb5 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#8885b3 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#79b0ae · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #779fbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#779fbb]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#779fbb (#779fbb) is rgb(119, 159, 187) in RGB.

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

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