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#0779E4 Color

#0779E4 is rgb(7, 121, 228) in RGB, hsl(209, 94%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 47%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Edge Blue (#0078D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0779E4
HEX#0779E4
RGBrgb(7, 121, 228)
HSLhsl(209, 94%, 46%)
HSVhsv(209, 97%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 47%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.185 254.4)
LABlab(50.05% 3.99 -63.20)
LCHlch(50.05% 63.32 273.61)

What #0779E4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0779E4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 6.96Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 7.26True Blue#0073CFΔE 8.56Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 8.77Dodger Blue#1E90FFΔE 9.02Han Blue#446CCFΔE 10.33

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#0779E4 Channel Values

How #0779E4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 7 · G 121 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 209° · S 94% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 209° · S 97% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.32:1 vs white · 4.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0779E4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0779E4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0779E4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0779E4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0779E4
Complementary
#E47207
Analogous
#07E4E0
Analogous
#070BE4
Triadic
#E40779
Triadic
#79E407
Split comp.
#E4070B
Split comp.
#E4E007

Tints & Shades of #0779E4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#168BF8
#3E9FF9
#61B0FA
#88C4FB
#ABD5FC
#D2E9FE

Shades

#0669C6
#0559A8
#044A8B
#033A6D
#022A4F
#021A31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0779E4.

How #0779E4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0779E4
Protanopia#6F6FE4
Protanomaly#5773E4
Deuteranopia#6464E5
Deuteranomaly#4F6DE4
Tritanopia#008D8D
Tritanomaly#0085B6
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0779E4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0779e4: #0779E4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0779E4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0779e4': '#0779E4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.475, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_0779e4">#0779E4</color>
SVG fillfill="#0779E4"

More Blue Colors

#0779E4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#0779E4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0779E4?

#0779E4 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(7, 121, 228) in RGB and hsl(209, 94%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Edge Blue (#0078D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #0779E4?

#0779E4 is rgb(7, 121, 228) — red 7, green 121, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0779E4?

#0779E4 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 47%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0779E4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0779E4 scores 4.32:1 against white and 4.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0779E4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0779E4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dodgerblue (#1E90FF) at a CIE76 distance of 9.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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