What color is #779CEA?

#779CEA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779CEA?

The RGB value is 119, 156, 234: 119 red, 156 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779CEA?

The complementary color is #EAC577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779CEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779CEA color

#779CEA rgb(119, 156, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #779CEA is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 61.2% green and 91.8% blue (119, 156, 234).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 73% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#779CEA color codes

HEX	`#779CEA`
RGB	`rgb(119, 156, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 61.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 73%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 49%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 33%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.67, 8.39, -43.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.67, 44.05, 280.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.343, 33.637, 82.509)`
Decimal	`7838954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779CEA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #779CEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#779CEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #779CEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779cea; }
.text { color: #779cea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779cea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 156 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779cea, #8b77ea); }

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Questions

What color is #779CEA?: #779CEA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779CEA?: The RGB value is 119, 156, 234: 119 red, 156 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779CEA?: The complementary color is #EAC577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779CEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.