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#778CD6

#778cd6 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#778cd6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 54.9% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.39% cyan, 34.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 226.74°, with 53.67% saturation and 65.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.23.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2753

Complementary

  1. #778cd6
  2. #d6c177

Split complementary

  1. #778cd6
  2. #d69177
  3. #bbd677

Analogous

  1. #77bbd6
  2. #778cd6
  3. #9177d6

Triadic

  1. #778cd6
  2. #d6778c
  3. #8cd677

Tetradic

  1. #778cd6
  2. #c177d6
  3. #d6c177
  4. #8cd677

Square

  1. #778cd6
  2. #d677bb
  3. #d6c177
  4. #77d691

Monochromatic

  1. #2a3f8a
  2. #3c5ac4
  3. #778cd6
  4. #b2bee8
  5. #edeff9

Shades

#778cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #778cd6
  2. #6b7ec1
  3. #5f70ab
  4. #536296
  5. #475480
  6. #3c466b
  7. #303856
  8. #242a40
  9. #181c2b
  10. #0c0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#778cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #778cd6
  2. #8598da
  3. #92a3de
  4. #a0afe2
  5. #adbae6
  6. #bbc6eb
  7. #c9d1ef
  8. #d6ddf3
  9. #e4e8f7
  10. #f1f4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#778cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #778cd6
  2. #788bcd
  3. #798ac5
  4. #7a88bc
  5. #7b87b4
  6. #7c86ab
  7. #7c85a2
  8. #7d849a
  9. #7e8291
  10. #7f8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868eb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7194d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #698bd4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #559ba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7491d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f8cd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6495bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-778cd6 {
  color: #778cd6;
}
Background
.bg-778cd6 {
  background-color: #778cd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-778cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #778cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #778cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 140 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 54% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-778cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #778cd6, #9177d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-778cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 140 214 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.23 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.35 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.75 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.02 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.41 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.45 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.47 #887329 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#778cd6  rgb(119, 140, 214)  hsl(227, 54%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#d6c177  rgb(214, 193, 119)  hsl(47, 54%, 65%)  Vegas Gold
#d6778c  rgb(214, 119, 140)  hsl(347, 54%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#8cd677  rgb(140, 214, 119)  hsl(107, 54%, 65%)  Pastel Green