Information about #779AAA color

#779AAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#779AAA falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(119, 154, 170) — 46.7% red, 60.4% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 6 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#779AAA is a gently muted sky-leaning azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Awash (#739CA9). Slightly further away sit Weldon Blue (#7C98AB) and Blue Moon (#7296AB).

The recipe behind #779AAA is rgb(119, 154, 170), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. #779AAA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#779AAA color variations

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

#779AAA 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #779AAA

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

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Shadow Blue color link
Shadow Blue

#778BA5

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#779AAA
  • RGB119, 154, 170
  • CMYK20, 6, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(119, 154, 170)
  • HSL199°, 23%, 57%
  • HSL Precise198.824°, 23.077%, 56.667%
  • HSV199°, 30%, 67%
  • HSB199°, 30%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.467, 0.604, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.467, 0.604, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.467, 0.604, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID779AAA
  • DECIMAL ID7838378
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01