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#779BDB

#779bdb ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#779bdb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 60.78% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.66% cyan, 29.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 218.4°, with 58.14% saturation and 66.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.3248

Complementary

  1. #779bdb
  2. #dbb777

Split complementary

  1. #779bdb
  2. #db8577
  3. #cddb77

Analogous

  1. #77cddb
  2. #779bdb
  3. #8577db

Triadic

  1. #779bdb
  2. #db779b
  3. #9bdb77

Tetradic

  1. #779bdb
  2. #b777db
  3. #dbb777
  4. #9bdb77

Square

  1. #779bdb
  2. #db77cd
  3. #dbb777
  4. #77db85

Monochromatic

  1. #274d92
  2. #3a6fcb
  3. #779bdb
  4. #b3c7eb
  5. #eff3fb

Shades

#779bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779bdb
  2. #6b8cc5
  3. #5f7caf
  4. #536d99
  5. #475d83
  6. #3c4e6e
  7. #303e58
  8. #242f42
  9. #181f2c
  10. #0c1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#779bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779bdb
  2. #85a5df
  3. #92afe2
  4. #a0b9e6
  5. #adc3e9
  6. #bbcded
  7. #c9d7f1
  8. #d6e1f4
  9. #e4ebf8
  10. #f1f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779bdb
  2. #7898d2
  3. #7996c9
  4. #7a93c0
  5. #7b90b7
  6. #7c8eae
  7. #7c8ba4
  8. #7d889b
  9. #7e8592
  10. #7f8389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e9bb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83a0de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7896da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #50a9b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f9edd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7898da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #62a3c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779bdb {
  color: #779bdb;
}
Background
.bg-779bdb {
  background-color: #779bdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779bdb {
  border: 2px solid #779bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 155 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 58% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779bdb, #8577db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 155 219 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.39 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.52 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.01 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.25 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.36 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.95 #886424 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#779bdb  rgb(119, 155, 219)  hsl(218, 58%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#dbb777  rgb(219, 183, 119)  hsl(38, 58%, 66%)  Burly Wood
#db779b  rgb(219, 119, 155)  hsl(338, 58%, 66%)  Pale Violet Red
#9bdb77  rgb(155, 219, 119)  hsl(98, 58%, 66%)  Pastel Green