#779fd8

Color #779fd8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.45 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#779fd8

RGB

rgb(119, 159, 216)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 55.4%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 44.9%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.9%, 26.4%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(64.7, 1.41, -33.26)

LCH

lch(64.7, 33.29, 272.43)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0952, 257.26)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 46.7%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8b077

Analogous

#77cfd8

#779fd8

#8077d8

Triadic

#779fd8

#d8779f

#9fd877

Split-complementary

#779fd8

#d88077

#cfd877

Tetradic

#779fd8

#b077d8

#d8b077

#9fd877

Square

#779fd8

#d877cf

#d8b077

#77d880

Shades

Color #779fd8 mixed toward black.

#4c80cc

#3265ae

#254c82

#193257

#0c192b

Tints

Color #779fd8 mixed toward white.

#8eafde

#a4bfe5

#bbcfeb

#d2dff2

#e8eff8

Tones

Color #779fd8 mixed toward gray.

#7fa0d0

#87a2c8

#8fa3c0

#97a5b8

#9fa6b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8bcc · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#8885c9 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#79c2c0 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 19

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #779fd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#779fd8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#779fd8 (#779fd8) is rgb(119, 159, 216) in RGB.

No, #779fd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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