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Recognised as Colour

#78ADFA

  • #78ADFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#78ADFA is a blue with RGB values 120, 173, 250 and HSL 216°, 93%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#78ADFA#78ADFA
HEX#78ADFA
RGBrgb(120, 173, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6784, 0.9804
RGB percentages47.1%, 67.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(215.5, 92.9%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 52%, 98%)
CMYK52%, 30.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,908,858
CSS custom property--colour: #78ADFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#875205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB2FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA6F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#33BEC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3Light steelblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAC578
Analogous#78EEFA, #8478FA
Triadic#FA78AD, #ADFA78
Split complementary#FA8478, #EEFA78
Tetradic#FA78EE, #FAC578, #78FA84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAE9FE
Lighter +10%#A9CBFC
Darker −10%#478FF8
Darker −20%#1671F6
Darker −30%#085AD1
Darker −40%#0645A0
More saturated +25%#73ACFF
Less saturated −25%#8AB0E8

Channel breakdown

R120
G173
B250
Red120 (47.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue215.54°
Saturation (HSL)92.86%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G AD · B FA

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