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Recognised as Colour

#78A5D2

  • #78A5D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#78A5D2 is a blue with RGB values 120, 165, 210 and HSL 210°, 50%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#78A5D2#78A5D2
HEX#78A5D2
RGBrgb(120, 165, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6471, 0.8235
RGB percentages47.1%, 64.7%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(210, 50%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 42.9%, 82.4%)
CMYK42.9%, 21.4%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,906,770
CSS custom property--colour: #78A5D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#875A2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A6D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#889DD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#55AFB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2A578
Analogous#78D2D2, #7878D2
Triadic#D278A5, #A5D278
Split complementary#D27878, #D2D278
Tetradic#D278D2, #D2A578, #78D278

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF2F8
Lighter +20%#C5D8EC
Lighter +10%#9EBFDF
Darker −10%#528BC5
Darker −20%#3972AB
Darker −30%#2C5985
Darker −40%#203F5E
More saturated +25%#61A5E8
Less saturated −25%#8FA5BB

Channel breakdown

R120
G165
B210
Red120 (47.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G A5 · B D2

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