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Recognised as Colour

#78A3BD

  • #78A3BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#78A3BD is a blue with RGB values 120, 163, 189 and HSL 203°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#78A3BD#78A3BD
HEX#78A3BD
RGBrgb(120, 163, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6392, 0.7412
RGB percentages47.1%, 63.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(202.6, 34.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 36.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK36.5%, 13.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,906,237
CSS custom property--colour: #78A3BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#875C42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A2BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#60AAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7Slate grey · ΔE 15.3Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4Cadetblue · ΔE 16.2Sky blue · ΔE 16.2Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9278
Analogous#78BDB5, #7880BD
Triadic#BD78A3, #A3BD78
Split complementary#BD7880, #BDB578
Tetradic#B578BD, #BD9278, #81BD78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE9EF
Lighter +20%#BDD2DE
Lighter +10%#9ABACE
Darker −10%#568CAC
Darker −20%#44708B
Darker −30%#335569
Darker −40%#223947
More saturated +25%#5FA9D6
Less saturated −25%#919DA4

Channel breakdown

R120
G163
B189
Red120 (47.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue202.61°
Saturation (HSL)34.33%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G A3 · B BD

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