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Recognised as Colour

#78AEFF

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

#78AEFF is a blue with RGB values 120, 174, 255 and HSL 216°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#78AEFF#78AEFF
HEX#78AEFF
RGBrgb(120, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages47.1%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(216, 100%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 52.9%, 100%)
CMYK52.9%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,909,119
CSS custom property--colour: #78AEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#875100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA7FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#2BC0CBno 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 text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC978
Analogous#78F2FF, #8578FF
Triadic#FF78AE, #AEFF78
Split complementary#FF8678, #F2FF78
Tetradic#FF78F2, #FFC978, #78FF86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEBFF
Lighter +10%#ABCDFF
Darker −10%#458FFF
Darker −20%#1271FF
Darker −30%#0059DE
Darker −40%#0044AB
More saturated +25%#78AEFF
Less saturated −25%#89B1EE

Channel breakdown

R120
G174
B255
Red120 (47.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G AE · B FF

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