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Recognised as Colour

#78A7C1

  • #78A7C1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#78A7C1 is a blue with RGB values 120, 167, 193 and HSL 201°, 37%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#78A7C1#78A7C1
HEX#78A7C1
RGBrgb(120, 167, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6549, 0.7569
RGB percentages47.1%, 65.5%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(201.4, 37.1%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 37.8%, 75.7%)
CMYK37.8%, 13.5%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,907,265
CSS custom property--colour: #78A7C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#87583E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA5C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#909DC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5EAEAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 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 text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.2Sky blue · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9Cadetblue · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C19278
Analogous#78C1B6, #7883C1
Triadic#C178A7, #A7C178
Split complementary#C17883, #C1B678
Tetradic#B678C1, #C19278, #83C178

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EBF1
Lighter +20%#BED5E1
Lighter +10%#9BBED1
Darker −10%#5590B1
Darker −20%#427591
Darker −30%#32596E
Darker −40%#223C4B
More saturated +25%#5FAEDA
Less saturated −25%#91A0A8

Channel breakdown

R120
G167
B193
Red120 (47.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue201.37°
Saturation (HSL)37.06%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G A7 · B C1

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