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#779DEB

#779deb ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#779deb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 61.57% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.36% cyan, 33.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 220.34°, with 74.36% saturation and 69.41% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.3403

Complementary

  1. #779deb
  2. #ebc577

Split complementary

  1. #779deb
  2. #eb8b77
  3. #d7eb77

Analogous

  1. #77d7eb
  2. #779deb
  3. #8b77eb

Triadic

  1. #779deb
  2. #eb779d
  3. #9deb77

Tetradic

  1. #779deb
  2. #c577eb
  3. #ebc577
  4. #9deb77

Square

  1. #779deb
  2. #eb77d7
  3. #ebc577
  4. #77eb8b

Monochromatic

  1. #1a4baf
  2. #346de1
  3. #779deb
  4. #bacdf5
  5. #edf2fc

Shades

#779deb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779deb
  2. #6b8dd4
  3. #5f7ebc
  4. #536ea5
  5. #475e8d
  6. #3c4f76
  7. #303f5e
  8. #242f47
  9. #181f2f
  10. #0c1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#779deb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779deb
  2. #85a7ed
  3. #92b1ef
  4. #a0baf1
  5. #adc4f3
  6. #bbcef5
  7. #c9d8f7
  8. #d6e2f9
  9. #e4ebfb
  10. #f1f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779deb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779deb
  2. #789ae0
  3. #7997d6
  4. #7a94cb
  5. #7b91c0
  6. #7c8fb6
  7. #7c8cab
  8. #7d89a0
  9. #7e8695
  10. #7f838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909dc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7fa3ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7299e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #44aeb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca1ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #749bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5ca7cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779deb {
  color: #779deb;
}
Background
.bg-779deb {
  background-color: #779deb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779deb {
  border: 2px solid #779deb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779deb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 157 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 74% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779deb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779deb, #8b77eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779deb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 157 235 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.20 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.82 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.22 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.35 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.75 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.09 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.26 #886214 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#779deb  rgb(119, 157, 235)  hsl(220, 74%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#ebc577  rgb(235, 197, 119)  hsl(40, 74%, 69%)  Topaz
#eb779d  rgb(235, 119, 157)  hsl(340, 74%, 69%)  Pale Violet Red
#9deb77  rgb(157, 235, 119)  hsl(100, 74%, 69%)  Light Green