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Recognised as Colour

#078DA3

  • #078DA3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#078DA3 is a cyan with RGB values 7, 141, 163 and HSL 188°, 92%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#078DA3#078DA3
HEX#078DA3
RGBrgb(7, 141, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.5529, 0.6392
RGB percentages2.7%, 55.3%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(188.5, 91.8%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.5, 95.7%, 63.9%)
CMYK95.7%, 13.5%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer495,011
CSS custom property--colour: #078DA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#F8725C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D88A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7BA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 13.8Teal · ΔE 14.4Cadetblue · ΔE 15.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A31D07
Analogous#07A36B, #073FA3
Triadic#A3078D, #8DA307
Split complementary#A3073F, #A36B07
Tetradic#6B07A3, #A31D07, #3FA307

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7DE8F9
Lighter +30%#4CDFF7
Lighter +20%#1BD6F5
Lighter +10%#09B7D4
Darker −10%#056372
Darker −20%#033841
Darker −30%#010E10
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0092AA
Less saturated −25%#1C7E8E

Channel breakdown

R7
G141
B163
Red7 (2.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue188.46°
Saturation (HSL)91.76%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 8D · B A3

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