Cadet Blue (Blue)

#779DBA

RGB: 119, 157, 186

Color OverviewHEX #779DBA

#779DBA Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #779DBA is composed of 47% red, 62% green, and 73% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 206°, saturation of 33%, and lightness of 60%.

HEX

#779DBA

RGB

119, 157, 186

HSL

206°, 33%, 60%

HSV

206°, 36%, 73%

CMYK

36%, 16%, 0%, 27%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #779DBA (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #779DBA (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #779DBA (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #779DBA

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #779DBA Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.87 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #779DBA Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):7.32 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #779DBA;
}

.element {
  color: #779DBA;
  background-color: #779DBA;
  border-color: #779DBA;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#779DBA] text-[#779DBA] border-[#779DBA]">
  Content styled with #779DBA
</div>