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Recognised as Colour

#78ABBA

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

#78ABBA is a cyan with RGB values 120, 171, 186 and HSL 194°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#78ABBA#78ABBA
HEX#78ABBA
RGBrgb(120, 171, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6706, 0.7294
RGB percentages47.1%, 67.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(193.6, 32.4%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.6, 35.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK35.5%, 8.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,908,282
CSS custom property--colour: #78ABBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#875445

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A8BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A0BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#60B0B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.5Sky blue · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA8778
Analogous#78BAA8, #788ABA
Triadic#BA78AB, #ABBA78
Split complementary#BA788A, #BAA878
Tetradic#A878BA, #BA8778, #8ABA78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDEAEE
Lighter +20%#BCD5DD
Lighter +10%#9AC0CB
Darker −10%#5696A9
Darker −20%#457887
Darker −30%#345A65
Darker −40%#233C44
More saturated +25%#5FB9D3
Less saturated −25%#929DA1

Channel breakdown

R120
G171
B186
Red120 (47.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue193.64°
Saturation (HSL)32.35%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G AB · B BA

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