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Recognised as Colour

#78A1DE

  • #78A1DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#78A1DE is a blue with RGB values 120, 161, 222 and HSL 216°, 61%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#78A1DE#78A1DE
HEX#78A1DE
RGBrgb(120, 161, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6314, 0.8706
RGB percentages47.1%, 63.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(215.9, 60.7%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 45.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK45.9%, 27.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,905,758
CSS custom property--colour: #78A1DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#875E21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA5E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9BDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#4FAEB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Sky blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEB578
Analogous#78D4DE, #8278DE
Triadic#DE78A1, #A1DE78
Split complementary#DE8278, #D4DE78
Tetradic#DE78D4, #DEB578, #78DE82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F7FC
Lighter +20%#CADAF2
Lighter +10%#A1BEE8
Darker −10%#4F84D4
Darker −20%#2F6AC1
Darker −30%#255398
Darker −40%#1B3D6F
More saturated +25%#639DF3
Less saturated −25%#8DA5C9

Channel breakdown

R120
G161
B222
Red120 (47.1%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue215.88°
Saturation (HSL)60.71%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G A1 · B DE

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