Close to Cornflower Blue
#779DEF
#779DEF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 46.7% red, 61.6% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 221°, with 79% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #779DEF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.67:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.85:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.67:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.85:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #779DEF as they’d see it.
#779DEF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #779DEF
What color is #779DEF?
#779DEF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 46.7% red, 61.6% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 221°, with 79% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #779DEF in RGB?
#779DEF is rgb(119, 157, 239): 119 red, 157 green, and 239 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #779DEF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(50, 34, 0, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #779DEF?
PANTONE 279 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #779DEF?
Its complement #BC9A4A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.