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#779DE4 Color

#779DE4 is rgb(119, 157, 228) in RGB, hsl(219, 67%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 31%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vista Blue (#7C9ED9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#779DE4
HEX#779DE4
RGBrgb(119, 157, 228)
HSLhsl(219, 67%, 68%)
HSVhsv(219, 48%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 31%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.113 262.3)
LABlab(64.14% 1.19 -40.60)
LCHlch(64.14% 40.62 271.68)

What #779DE4 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 #779DE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 6.58Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 7.57United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 9.03Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 9.05French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 10.14Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 10.19

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

#779DE4 Channel Values

How #779DE4 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 119 · G 157 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 67% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 48% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.72:1 vs white · 7.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #779DE4 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 text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #779DE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #779DE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #779DE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#779DE4
Complementary
#E4BE77
Analogous
#77D4E4
Analogous
#8777E4
Triadic
#E4779D
Triadic
#9DE477
Split comp.
#E48777
Split comp.
#D4E477

Tints & Shades of #779DE4

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

#88A9E7
#9DB9EC
#AEC5EF
#BFD1F2
#D0DDF6
#E5EDFA

Shades

#5081DC
#2A66D5
#2354AF
#1A3F84
#132D5E
#0B1A37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #779DE4.

How #779DE4 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#779DE4
Protanopia#9797E4
Protanomaly#8C9AE4
Deuteranopia#9292E5
Deuteranomaly#8896E4
Tritanopia#64A8A8
Tritanomaly#6CA4C3
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #779DE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-779de4: #779DE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #779DE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-779de4': '#779DE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.616, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_779de4">#779DE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#779DE4"

More Blue Colors

#779DE4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#779DE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #779DE4?

#779DE4 is a light blue — rgb(119, 157, 228) in RGB and hsl(219, 67%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vista Blue (#7C9ED9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #779DE4?

#779DE4 is rgb(119, 157, 228) — red 119, green 157, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #779DE4?

#779DE4 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 31%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #779DE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #779DE4 scores 2.72:1 against white and 7.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #779DE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #779DE4 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 10.19, which is visibly different.

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