Shadow Blue (#778BA5)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.49:1 — vs black: 6.02:1

Color values

  • HEX #778BA5
  • RGB rgb(119, 139, 165)
  • HSL hsl(213, 27%, 64%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 27.88, 15.76, 0, 35.29 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #778BA5 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Shadow Blue
#778BA5 Base
#A59177
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Shadow Blue
#778BA5 Base
#77A2A5
#7A77A5
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Shadow Blue
#778BA5 Base
#A5778B
#8BA577
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Shadow Blue
#778BA5 Base
#A57A77
#A2A577
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Shadow Blue
#778BA5 Base
#A577A2
#A59177
#77A57A
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Shadow Blue
#778BA5 Base
#34404F
#53657D
#617692
#90A0B5
#A5B2C3
#D3DAE2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Shadow Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0A0C0F
#1F262E
#333F4E
#48586D
#5D718C
Shadow Blue #778BA5 Base
#8FA0B5
#A7B4C5
#BFC9D5
#D8DDE5
#F0F2F5
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #778BA5. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #778BA5;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #778BA5;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #778BA5;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #778BA5,
        #BEA88C
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #778BA5,
        #BEA88C
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$shadow-blue: #778BA5;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$shadow-blue-r: 119;
$shadow-blue-g: 139;
$shadow-blue-b: 165;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $shadow-blue;
    color: rgba($shadow-blue-r, $shadow-blue-g, $shadow-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Shadow Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #778BA5 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #8686A5 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #8989A5 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #728F8F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #898989 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Shadow Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Shadow Blue #778BA5 Base
Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 3.61
Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 5.53
Roman Silver #838996 ΔE 5.95
Cool Grey #8C92AC ΔE 6.72

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.