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Recognised as Colour

#78A0BC

  • #78A0BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#78A0BC is a blue with RGB values 120, 160, 188 and HSL 205°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#78A0BC#78A0BC
HEX#78A0BC
RGBrgb(120, 160, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6275, 0.7373
RGB percentages47.1%, 62.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(204.7, 33.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 36.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK36.2%, 14.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,905,468
CSS custom property--colour: #78A0BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#875F43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B98BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#61A7A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.9Slate grey · ΔE 14.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8Sky blue · ΔE 17.5Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9478
Analogous#78BCB6, #787EBC
Triadic#BC78A0, #A0BC78
Split complementary#BC787E, #BCB678
Tetradic#B678BC, #BC9478, #7EBC78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE8EF
Lighter +20%#BCD0DE
Lighter +10%#9AB8CD
Darker −10%#5688AB
Darker −20%#446D8A
Darker −30%#335268
Darker −40%#223746
More saturated +25%#5FA4D5
Less saturated −25%#919CA3

Channel breakdown

R120
G160
B188
Red120 (47.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue204.71°
Saturation (HSL)33.66%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G A0 · B BC

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