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Recognised as Colour

#78A8B4

  • #78A8B4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#78A8B4 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 168, 180 and HSL 192°, 29%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#78A8B4#78A8B4
HEX#78A8B4
RGBrgb(120, 168, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6588, 0.7059
RGB percentages47.1%, 65.9%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(192, 28.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192, 33.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK33.3%, 6.7%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,907,508
CSS custom property--colour: #78A8B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#87574B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA5B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#959DB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#63ADACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.1Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B48478
Analogous#78B4A2, #788AB4
Triadic#B478A8, #A8B478
Split complementary#B4788A, #B4A278
Tetradic#A278B4, #B48478, #8AB478

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFD
Lighter +30%#DAE7EB
Lighter +20%#BAD2D8
Lighter +10%#99BDC6
Darker −10%#5992A0
Darker −20%#47747F
Darker −30%#35565F
Darker −40%#22383E
More saturated +25%#5EB8CE
Less saturated −25%#92989A

Channel breakdown

R120
G168
B180
Red120 (47.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue192°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G A8 · B B4

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