Dark Pastel Blue (#779ECB)

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: 2.79:1 — vs black: 7.54:1

Color values

HEX #779ECB
RGB rgb(119, 158, 203)
HSL hsl(212, 41%, 79%)
CMYK cmyk( 41.38, 22.17, 0, 20.39 )
Websafe #6699CC

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

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Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #779ECB based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Dark Pastel Blue
#779ECB Base

#CBA477

Analogous

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

Dark Pastel Blue
#779ECB Base

#77C8CB

#7A77CB

Triadic

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

Dark Pastel Blue
#779ECB Base

#CB779E

#9ECB77

Split-Complementary

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

Dark Pastel Blue
#779ECB Base

#CB7A77

#C8CB77

Tetradic (Square)

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

Dark Pastel Blue
#779ECB Base

#CB77C8

#CBA477

#77CB7A

Monochromatic

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

Dark Pastel Blue
#779ECB Base

#2F527A

#4477B2

#5989C0

#95B3D6

#AEC5E0

#E6EDF5

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #070C12

— #17293D

— #284668

— #386293

— #4C7FBB

Dark Pastel Blue #779ECB Base

— #8FAFD4

— #A6C0DD

— #BED0E6

— #D5E1EF

— #EDF2F8

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #779ECB. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #779ECB;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #779ECB;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #779ECB;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #779ECB,
        #E1CDB5
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #779ECB,
        #E1CDB5
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$dark-pastel-blue: #779ECB;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-pastel-blue-r: 119;
$dark-pastel-blue-g: 158;
$dark-pastel-blue-b: 203;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-pastel-blue;
    color: rgba($dark-pastel-blue-r, $dark-pastel-blue-g, $dark-pastel-blue-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #779ECB How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #9494CC 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 #9A9ACB Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #6CA5A5 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #9B9B9B 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 Dark Pastel Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Pastel Blue #779ECB Base

Vista Blue #7C9ED9 ΔE 2.71

Cerulean Frost #6D9BC3 ΔE 2.79

Little Boy Blue #6CA0DC ΔE 2.83

Blue Gray #6699CC ΔE 3.00

How to use this color

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