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#779BFD

#779bfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#779bfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 60.78% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.96% cyan, 38.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 223.88°, with 97.1% saturation and 72.94% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.3446

Complementary

  1. #779bfd
  2. #fdd977

Split complementary

  1. #779bfd
  2. #fd9677
  3. #defd77

Analogous

  1. #77defd
  2. #779bfd
  3. #9677fd

Triadic

  1. #779bfd
  2. #fd779b
  3. #9bfd77

Tetradic

  1. #779bfd
  2. #d977fd
  3. #fdd977
  4. #9bfd77

Square

  1. #779bfd
  2. #fd77de
  3. #fdd977
  4. #77fd96

Monochromatic

  1. #033cd8
  2. #2c64fc
  3. #779bfd
  4. #c2d2fe
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#779bfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779bfd
  2. #6b8ce4
  3. #5f7cca
  4. #536db1
  5. #475d98
  6. #3c4e7f
  7. #303e65
  8. #242f4c
  9. #181f33
  10. #0c1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#779bfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779bfd
  2. #85a5fd
  3. #92affd
  4. #a0b9fe
  5. #adc3fe
  6. #bbcdfe
  7. #c9d7fe
  8. #d6e1fe
  9. #e4ebff
  10. #f1f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779bfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779bfd
  2. #7898f1
  3. #7996e4
  4. #7a93d8
  5. #7b90cb
  6. #7c8ebf
  7. #7c8bb2
  8. #7d88a6
  9. #7e8599
  10. #7f838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909dcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #73a5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6399fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #31b0c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75a1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c9afc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56a8db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779bfd {
  color: #779bfd;
}
Background
.bg-779bfd {
  background-color: #779bfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779bfd {
  border: 2px solid #779bfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779bfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 155 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 97% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779bfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779bfd, #9677fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779bfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 155 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.76 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.58 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.37 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.89 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.86 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.03 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.08 #886402 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#779bfd  rgb(119, 155, 253)  hsl(224, 97%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdd977  rgb(253, 217, 119)  hsl(44, 97%, 73%)  Jasmine
#fd779b  rgb(253, 119, 155)  hsl(344, 97%, 73%)  Flamingo Pink
#9bfd77  rgb(155, 253, 119)  hsl(104, 97%, 73%)  Mint Green