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#779BDF

#779bdf ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#779bdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.64% cyan, 30.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 219.23°, with 61.9% saturation and 67.06% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.3269

Complementary

  1. #779bdf
  2. #dfbb77

Split complementary

  1. #779bdf
  2. #df8777
  3. #cfdf77

Analogous

  1. #77cfdf
  2. #779bdf
  3. #8777df

Triadic

  1. #779bdf
  2. #df779b
  3. #9bdf77

Tetradic

  1. #779bdf
  2. #bb77df
  3. #dfbb77
  4. #9bdf77

Square

  1. #779bdf
  2. #df77cf
  3. #dfbb77
  4. #77df87

Monochromatic

  1. #244d99
  2. #396dd0
  3. #779bdf
  4. #b5c9ee
  5. #eef3fb

Shades

#779bdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779bdf
  2. #6b8cc9
  3. #5f7cb2
  4. #536d9c
  5. #475d86
  6. #3c4e70
  7. #303e59
  8. #242f43
  9. #181f2d
  10. #0c1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#779bdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779bdf
  2. #85a5e2
  3. #92afe5
  4. #a0b9e9
  5. #adc3ec
  6. #bbcdef
  7. #c9d7f2
  8. #d6e1f5
  9. #e4ebf9
  10. #f1f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779bdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779bdf
  2. #7898d6
  3. #7996cc
  4. #7a93c3
  5. #7b90b9
  6. #7c8eb0
  7. #7c8ba6
  8. #7d889d
  9. #7e8593
  10. #7f838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e9bba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82a0e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7696de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4daab3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e9ee1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7698de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #61a4c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779bdf {
  color: #779bdf;
}
Background
.bg-779bdf {
  background-color: #779bdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779bdf {
  border: 2px solid #779bdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779bdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 155 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 62% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779bdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779bdf, #8777df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779bdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 155 223 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.24 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.52 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.19 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.37 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.49 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.75 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.16 #886420 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#779bdf  rgb(119, 155, 223)  hsl(219, 62%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#dfbb77  rgb(223, 187, 119)  hsl(39, 62%, 67%)  Burly Wood
#df779b  rgb(223, 119, 155)  hsl(339, 62%, 67%)  Pale Violet Red
#9bdf77  rgb(155, 223, 119)  hsl(99, 62%, 67%)  Pastel Green