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Recognised as Colour

#78AAE6

  • #78AAE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#78AAE6 is a blue with RGB values 120, 170, 230 and HSL 213°, 69%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#78AAE6#78AAE6
HEX#78AAE6
RGBrgb(120, 170, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6667, 0.902
RGB percentages47.1%, 66.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(212.7, 68.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 47.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK47.8%, 26.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,908,070
CSS custom property--colour: #78AAE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#875519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93ADE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A2E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#47B7BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.1Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Sky blue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6B478
Analogous#78E1E6, #7D78E6
Triadic#E678AA, #AAE678
Split complementary#E67D78, #E1E678
Tetradic#E678E1, #E6B478, #78E67D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFE
Lighter +20%#CEE0F6
Lighter +10%#A3C5EE
Darker −10%#4D8FDE
Darker −20%#2774D1
Darker −30%#1F5CA6
Darker −40%#17447B
More saturated +25%#64A8FA
Less saturated −25%#8CACD2

Channel breakdown

R120
G170
B230
Red120 (47.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue212.73°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G AA · B E6

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