Information about #779EAA color

#779EAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#779EAA falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(119, 158, 170) — 46.7% red, 62% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 5 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #779EAA reads as a softly toned water-like cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Awash (#739CA9). Slightly further away sit Grayish Cerulean (#7D9EA8) and Weldon Blue (#7C98AB).

In RGB terms — rgb(119, 158, 170) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #779EAA: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#779EAA color variations

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

#779EAA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#779EAA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#779EAA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#779EAA 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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#779EAA 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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#AB8478
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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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#AB9D78
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#AB7886
#AB7886

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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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#78AB9D
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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
#779EAA
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#AB789F
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#9FAB78
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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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#8478AB
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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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#9D78AB
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#AB8478
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#86AB78
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Nearest named colors to #779EAA

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

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Grayish Cerulean color link
Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Eye of a Princess color link
Eye of a Princess

#7D98B1

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Grayish Azure color link
Grayish Azure

#7D93A8

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

#779EAA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#779EAA
  • RGB119, 158, 170
  • CMYK20, 5, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(119, 158, 170)
  • HSL194°, 23%, 57%
  • HSL Precise194.118°, 23.077%, 56.667%
  • HSV194°, 30%, 67%
  • HSB194°, 30%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.467, 0.620, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.467, 0.620, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.467, 0.620, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID779EAA
  • DECIMAL ID7839402
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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