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#779FEE — Light Vivid Blue

#779FEE is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #779FEE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#779FEE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EEC677; it also sits naturally between #77DAEE and #8B77EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#779FEE · RGB 119, 159, 238

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Color values

HEX#779FEE
RGB119, 159, 238
HSL220°, 78%, 70%
HSV220°, 50%, 93%
CMYK50%, 33%, 0%, 7%
XYZ35.44, 34.89, 85.76
Yxy34.89, 0.2270, 0.2235
CIE-Lab65.66, 7.87, -43.90
Hunter Lab59.07, 6.99, -49.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 62% · Blue 93%

Cyan 50% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #779FEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #779FEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #779FEE

.text { color: #779FEE; }
.background { background-color: #779FEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #779FEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 159, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 78%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #779FEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 159, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #779FEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 159, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#779FEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#779FEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #779FEE

#5788EA#3C75E7#1C5EE3#1953C8#1546A8#113988#0D2D6D#0A204D#061532#020812

Tints of #779FEE

#84A8F0#8EAFF1#9BB8F3#A4BFF4#B2C8F5#BFD2F7#C9D8F8#D6E2FA#DFE9FB#EDF2FD

Tones of #779FEE

#7FA1E6#88A4DD#90A7D5#99AACC#A2ADC3#AAB0BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEC677:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.63:1 Fails
Against black text7.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #779FEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #779FEE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #779FEE: ·

How #779FEE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #8889DBDeuteranopia · #8683D6Tritanopia · #79CCC8

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #779FEE rather than the exact color:

Radiant Solace
#176694 · #7AA6EB · #C75C1F · #EAB1A3
Dusty Marble
#73A5E8 · #2A63B1 · #133563 · #0D203A
Hidden Cascade
#29A8CC · #6EA2EB · #747AEE · #5E24DD
Palette 2f2342
#2F2342 · #E42F45 · #B42B3F · #7CA0E5
Serene Ruby Petal
#36CA12 · #14DD6B · #42DDE8 · #7097EF
Smoky Bloom
#7E9BE7 · #4B74DD · #3464DF · #1C3E97

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#7AA6EB#73A5E8#6EA2EB#7CA0E5#7097EF#7E9BE7#7AA2E3#77ACF1#6DA8EC#77A8E3#809DE2#70ADEF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #779FED  ·  #779FEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #779FEE?

#779FEE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 119, 159, 238). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #779FEE?

#779FEE is RGB 119, 159, 238 — HSL 220°, 78%, 70% — CMYK 50%, 33%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #779FEE?

Its complement is #EEC677; analogous partners are #77DAEE and #8B77EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #779FEE for text?

Black text on #779FEE has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.