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#779CEC

#779cec ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#779cec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 61.18% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.58% cyan, 33.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 221.03°, with 75.48% saturation and 69.61% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.3376

Complementary

  1. #779cec
  2. #ecc777

Split complementary

  1. #779cec
  2. #ec8d77
  3. #d6ec77

Analogous

  1. #77d6ec
  2. #779cec
  3. #8d77ec

Triadic

  1. #779cec
  2. #ec779c
  3. #9cec77

Tetradic

  1. #779cec
  2. #c777ec
  3. #ecc777
  4. #9cec77

Square

  1. #779cec
  2. #ec77d6
  3. #ecc777
  4. #77ec8d

Monochromatic

  1. #1949b1
  2. #346be3
  3. #779cec
  4. #bacdf5
  5. #edf2fc

Shades

#779cec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779cec
  2. #6b8cd4
  3. #5f7dbd
  4. #536da5
  5. #475e8e
  6. #3c4e76
  7. #303e5e
  8. #242f47
  9. #181f2f
  10. #0c1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#779cec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779cec
  2. #85a6ee
  3. #92b0f0
  4. #a0baf2
  5. #adc4f4
  6. #bbcef6
  7. #c9d7f7
  8. #d6e1f9
  9. #e4ebfb
  10. #f1f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779cec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779cec
  2. #7899e1
  3. #7996d6
  4. #7a94cc
  5. #7b91c1
  6. #7c8eb6
  7. #7c8bab
  8. #7d88a0
  9. #7e8696
  10. #7f838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f9dc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7da3ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7098ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #43adb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba0ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #739aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5ca7cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779cec {
  color: #779cec;
}
Background
.bg-779cec {
  background-color: #779cec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779cec {
  border: 2px solid #779cec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779cec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 156 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779cec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779cec, #8d77ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779cec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 156 236 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.14 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.80 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.48 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.42 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.00 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.13 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.12 #886313 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#779cec  rgb(119, 156, 236)  hsl(221, 75%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#ecc777  rgb(236, 199, 119)  hsl(41, 75%, 70%)  Topaz
#ec779c  rgb(236, 119, 156)  hsl(341, 75%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red
#9cec77  rgb(156, 236, 119)  hsl(101, 75%, 70%)  Light Green