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#779DFD

#779dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#779dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.96% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.99°, 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3513

Complementary

  1. #779dfd
  2. #fdd777

Split complementary

  1. #779dfd
  2. #fd9477
  3. #e0fd77

Analogous

  1. #77e0fd
  2. #779dfd
  3. #9477fd

Triadic

  1. #779dfd
  2. #fd779d
  3. #9dfd77

Tetradic

  1. #779dfd
  2. #d777fd
  3. #fdd777
  4. #9dfd77

Square

  1. #779dfd
  2. #fd77e0
  3. #fdd777
  4. #77fd94

Monochromatic

  1. #033fd8
  2. #2c67fc
  3. #779dfd
  4. #c2d3fe
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#779dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779dfd
  2. #6b8de4
  3. #5f7eca
  4. #536eb1
  5. #475e98
  6. #3c4f7f
  7. #303f65
  8. #242f4c
  9. #181f33
  10. #0c1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#779dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779dfd
  2. #85a7fd
  3. #92b1fd
  4. #a0bafe
  5. #adc4fe
  6. #bbcefe
  7. #c9d8fe
  8. #d6e2fe
  9. #e4ebff
  10. #f1f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779dfd
  2. #789af1
  3. #7997e4
  4. #7a94d8
  5. #7b91cb
  6. #7c8fbf
  7. #7c8cb2
  8. #7d89a6
  9. #7e8699
  10. #7f838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919fcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76a6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #669afb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #30b2c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77a3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d9bfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55aadc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779dfd {
  color: #779dfd;
}
Background
.bg-779dfd {
  background-color: #779dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779dfd {
  border: 2px solid #779dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 97% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779dfd, #9477fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.82 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.64 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.04 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.79 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.74 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.85 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.41 #886202 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#779dfd  rgb(119, 157, 253)  hsl(223, 97%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdd777  rgb(253, 215, 119)  hsl(43, 97%, 73%)  Jasmine
#fd779d  rgb(253, 119, 157)  hsl(343, 97%, 73%)  Flamingo Pink
#9dfd77  rgb(157, 253, 119)  hsl(103, 97%, 73%)  Mint Green