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Recognised as Colour

#78ADFE

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

#78ADFE is a blue with RGB values 120, 173, 254 and HSL 216°, 99%, 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

#78ADFE#78ADFE
HEX#78ADFE
RGBrgb(120, 173, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6784, 0.9961
RGB percentages47.1%, 67.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(216.3, 98.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 52.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK52.8%, 31.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,908,862
CSS custom property--colour: #78ADFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#875201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2DBFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEC978
Analogous#78F0FE, #8678FE
Triadic#FE78AD, #ADFE78
Split complementary#FE8678, #F0FE78
Tetradic#FE78F0, #FEC978, #78FE86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDEBFF
Lighter +10%#ABCCFE
Darker −10%#458EFE
Darker −20%#1370FD
Darker −30%#0258DB
Darker −40%#0144A9
More saturated +25%#77ADFF
Less saturated −25%#89B1ED

Channel breakdown

R120
G173
B254
Red120 (47.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue216.27°
Saturation (HSL)98.53%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G AD · B FE

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