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Colour

#78A4FC

  • #78A4FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#78A4FC is a blue with RGB values 120, 164, 252 and HSL 220°, 96%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#78A4FC#78A4FC
HEX#78A4FC
RGBrgb(120, 164, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6431, 0.9882
RGB percentages47.1%, 64.3%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(220, 95.7%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 52.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK52.4%, 34.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,906,556
CSS custom property--colour: #78A4FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#875B03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#719FFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#33B7C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 26Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.2Light skyblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCD078
Analogous#78E6FC, #8E78FC
Triadic#FC78A4, #A4FC78
Split complementary#FC8E78, #E6FC78
Tetradic#FC78E6, #FCD078, #78FC8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE7FE
Lighter +10%#AAC6FD
Darker −10%#4682FB
Darker −20%#1461FA
Darker −30%#054BD6
Darker −40%#0439A4
More saturated +25%#75A3FF
Less saturated −25%#89AAEB

Channel breakdown

R120
G164
B252
Red120 (47.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)95.65%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G A4 · B FC

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