Information about #779CCB color

#779CCB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#779CCB falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(119, 156, 203) — 46.7% red, 61.2% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 18 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #779CCB reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Pastel Blue (#779ECB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Delta Blue (#7C9ACD) and Zephyr (#809AC6).

In RGB terms — rgb(119, 156, 203) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #779CCB: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #779CCB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#779CCB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#779CCB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#779CCB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#779CCB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#779CCB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#779CCB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#CB769B
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#9BCB76
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#A676CB
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #779CCB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Air Superiority Blue color link
Air Superiority Blue

#72A0C1

Cerulean Frost color link
Cerulean Frost

#6D9BC3

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Little Boy Blue color link
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

#779CCB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#779CCB
  • RGB119, 156, 203
  • CMYK33, 18, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(119, 156, 203)
  • HSL214°, 45%, 63%
  • HSL Precise213.571°, 44.681%, 63.137%
  • HSV214°, 41%, 80%
  • HSB214°, 41%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.467, 0.612, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.467, 0.612, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.467, 0.612, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID779CCB
  • DECIMAL ID7838923
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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