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Recognised as Colour

#78B3DE

  • #78B3DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#78B3DE is a blue with RGB values 120, 179, 222 and HSL 205°, 61%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#78B3DE#78B3DE
HEX#78B3DE
RGBrgb(120, 179, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.702, 0.8706
RGB percentages47.1%, 70.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(205.3, 60.7%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 45.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK45.9%, 19.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,910,366
CSS custom property--colour: #78B3DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.5 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#AAAAAA
Inverted#874C21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B3E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A8DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4BBEC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 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

Light skyblue · ΔE 9.7Sky blue · ΔE 12.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 19Light blue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEA378
Analogous#78DED6, #7880DE
Triadic#DE78B3, #B3DE78
Split complementary#DE7880, #DED678
Tetradic#D678DE, #DEA378, #80DE78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F8FC
Lighter +20%#CAE1F2
Lighter +10%#A1CAE8
Darker −10%#4F9CD4
Darker −20%#2F83C1
Darker −30%#256898
Darker −40%#1B4C6F
More saturated +25%#63B6F3
Less saturated −25%#8DB0C9

Channel breakdown

R120
G179
B222
Red120 (47.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue205.29°
Saturation (HSL)60.71%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G B3 · B DE

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