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#779EF9

#779ef9 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#779ef9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 61.96% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.21% cyan, 36.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 91.55% saturation and 72.16% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.3522

Complementary

  1. #779ef9
  2. #f9d277

Split complementary

  1. #779ef9
  2. #f99177
  3. #dff977

Analogous

  1. #77dff9
  2. #779ef9
  3. #9177f9

Triadic

  1. #779ef9
  2. #f9779e
  3. #9ef977

Tetradic

  1. #779ef9
  2. #d277f9
  3. #f9d277
  4. #9ef977

Square

  1. #779ef9
  2. #f977df
  3. #f9d277
  4. #77f991

Monochromatic

  1. #0944ce
  2. #2e6af6
  3. #779ef9
  4. #c0d2fc
  5. #ebf1fe

Shades

#779ef9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779ef9
  2. #6b8ee0
  3. #5f7ec7
  4. #536fae
  5. #475f95
  6. #3c4f7d
  7. #303f64
  8. #242f4b
  9. #182032
  10. #0c1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#779ef9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779ef9
  2. #85a8fa
  3. #92b1fa
  4. #a0bbfb
  5. #adc5fb
  6. #bbcffc
  7. #c9d8fd
  8. #d6e2fd
  9. #e4ecfe
  10. #f1f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779ef9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779ef9
  2. #789bed
  3. #7998e1
  4. #7a95d5
  5. #7b92c9
  6. #7c8fbd
  7. #7c8cb0
  8. #7d89a4
  9. #7e8698
  10. #7f838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919fca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7aa7fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b9bf7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #35b2c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79a3fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #709cf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #57aad9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779ef9 {
  color: #779ef9;
}
Background
.bg-779ef9 {
  background-color: #779ef9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779ef9 {
  border: 2px solid #779ef9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779ef9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 158 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 92% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779ef9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779ef9, #9177f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779ef9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 158 249 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.69 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.47 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.69 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.63 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.38 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.32 #886106 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#779ef9  rgb(119, 158, 249)  hsl(222, 92%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#f9d277  rgb(249, 210, 119)  hsl(42, 92%, 72%)  Jasmine
#f9779e  rgb(249, 119, 158)  hsl(342, 92%, 72%)  Flamingo Pink
#9ef977  rgb(158, 249, 119)  hsl(102, 92%, 72%)  Mint Green