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#779DF2

#779df2 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#779df2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.83% cyan, 35.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 221.46°, with 82.55% saturation and 70.78% 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 3.33.

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Relative luminance0.3445

Complementary

  1. #779df2
  2. #f2cc77

Split complementary

  1. #779df2
  2. #f28e77
  3. #dbf277

Analogous

  1. #77dbf2
  2. #779df2
  3. #8e77f2

Triadic

  1. #779df2
  2. #f2779d
  3. #9df277

Tetradic

  1. #779df2
  2. #cc77f2
  3. #f2cc77
  4. #9df277

Square

  1. #779df2
  2. #f277db
  3. #f2cc77
  4. #77f28e

Monochromatic

  1. #1247be
  2. #316beb
  3. #779df2
  4. #bdcff9
  5. #ecf2fd

Shades

#779df2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779df2
  2. #6b8dda
  3. #5f7ec2
  4. #536ea9
  5. #475e91
  6. #3c4f79
  7. #303f61
  8. #242f49
  9. #181f30
  10. #0c1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#779df2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779df2
  2. #85a7f3
  3. #92b1f5
  4. #a0baf6
  5. #adc4f7
  6. #bbcef9
  7. #c9d8fa
  8. #d6e2fb
  9. #e4ebfc
  10. #f1f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779df2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779df2
  2. #789ae7
  3. #7997db
  4. #7a94d0
  5. #7b91c4
  6. #7c8fb9
  7. #7c8cae
  8. #7d89a2
  9. #7e8697
  10. #7f838b
  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 #909ec6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ca5f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e99f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3dafbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aa2f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #729bf1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5aa8d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779df2 {
  color: #779df2;
}
Background
.bg-779df2 {
  background-color: #779df2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779df2 {
  border: 2px solid #779df2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779df2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 157 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 83% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779df2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779df2, #8e77f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779df2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 157 242 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.33 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.07 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.54 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.49 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.15 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.69 #88620d Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#779df2  rgb(119, 157, 242)  hsl(221, 83%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#f2cc77  rgb(242, 204, 119)  hsl(41, 83%, 71%)  Jasmine
#f2779d  rgb(242, 119, 157)  hsl(341, 83%, 71%)  Pale Violet Red
#9df277  rgb(157, 242, 119)  hsl(101, 83%, 71%)  Pale Green