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#779BFA

#779bfa ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#779bfa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 60.78% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.4% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 223.51°, with 92.91% saturation and 72.35% 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.3427

Complementary

  1. #779bfa
  2. #fad677

Split complementary

  1. #779bfa
  2. #fa9477
  3. #ddfa77

Analogous

  1. #77ddfa
  2. #779bfa
  3. #9477fa

Triadic

  1. #779bfa
  2. #fa779b
  3. #9bfa77

Tetradic

  1. #779bfa
  2. #d677fa
  3. #fad677
  4. #9bfa77

Square

  1. #779bfa
  2. #fa77dd
  3. #fad677
  4. #77fa94

Monochromatic

  1. #083fd0
  2. #2d65f7
  3. #779bfa
  4. #c1d1fd
  5. #ebf1fe

Shades

#779bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779bfa
  2. #6b8ce1
  3. #5f7cc8
  4. #536daf
  5. #475d96
  6. #3c4e7d
  7. #303e64
  8. #242f4b
  9. #181f32
  10. #0c1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#779bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779bfa
  2. #85a5fb
  3. #92affb
  4. #a0b9fc
  5. #adc3fc
  6. #bbcdfd
  7. #c9d7fd
  8. #d6e1fe
  9. #e4ebfe
  10. #f1f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779bfa
  2. #7898ee
  3. #7996e2
  4. #7a93d5
  5. #7b90c9
  6. #7c8ebd
  7. #7c8bb1
  8. #7d88a5
  9. #7e8598
  10. #7f838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909dca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75a4fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6699f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #35b0bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76a1fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d9af9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #57a8d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779bfa {
  color: #779bfa;
}
Background
.bg-779bfa {
  background-color: #779bfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779bfa {
  border: 2px solid #779bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 155 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 93% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779bfa, #9477fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 155 250 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.59 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.40 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.25 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.80 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.72 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.89 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.87 #886405 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#779bfa  rgb(119, 155, 250)  hsl(224, 93%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#fad677  rgb(250, 214, 119)  hsl(44, 93%, 72%)  Jasmine
#fa779b  rgb(250, 119, 155)  hsl(344, 93%, 72%)  Flamingo Pink
#9bfa77  rgb(155, 250, 119)  hsl(104, 93%, 72%)  Mint Green