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Recognised as Colour

#78A0EE

  • #78A0EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#78A0EE is a blue with RGB values 120, 160, 238 and HSL 220°, 78%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#78A0EE#78A0EE
HEX#78A0EE
RGBrgb(120, 160, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6275, 0.9333
RGB percentages47.1%, 62.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(219.7, 77.6%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 49.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK49.6%, 32.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,905,518
CSS custom property--colour: #78A0EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#875F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A6F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#759BECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#43B1BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.4Steel blue · ΔE 21Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 27.3Medium purple · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEC678
Analogous#78DBEE, #8B78EE
Triadic#EE78A0, #A0EE78
Split complementary#EE8B78, #DBEE78
Tetradic#EE78DB, #EEC678, #78EE8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3E0F9
Lighter +10%#A5C0F4
Darker −10%#4B80E8
Darker −20%#1D60E3
Darker −30%#174DB6
Darker −40%#113A89
More saturated +25%#679BFF
Less saturated −25%#8BA6DB

Channel breakdown

R120
G160
B238
Red120 (47.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue219.66°
Saturation (HSL)77.63%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G A0 · B EE

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