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#779BDF closest to Blue Bay

#779BDF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Blue Bay. In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60.8% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(119, 155, 223)). Its HSL value is 219° hue, 62% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 47% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #779BDF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.54:1.

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Variations of #779BDF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#779BDF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#779BDF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #779BDF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7696DE
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #82A0E2
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E9EE1
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7696DE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7799DE
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4DAAB3
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6AA1CC
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #939BAF

#779BDF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.79:1 Very poor#779BDF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.54:1 Very good#779BDF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#779BDF in CSS

/* Blue Bay */
.color { color: #779BDF; }
.background { background-color: #779BDF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #779BDF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(119 155 223);
color: hsl(219 62% 67%);
color: oklch(0.691 0.109 262.5);

#779BDF FAQ

What color is #779BDF?

#779BDF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Blue Bay. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #779BDF?

#779BDF is rgb(119, 155, 223) in RGB, hsl(219, 62%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(47%, 30%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #779BDF?

The complementary color of #779BDF is #DFBB77, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #779BDF?

Black text has the best contrast on #779BDF: 7.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #779BDF a warm or cool color?

#779BDF is a cool color.