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Colour

#78B6D1

  • #78B6D1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#78B6D1 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 182, 209 and HSL 198°, 49%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#78B6D1#78B6D1
HEX#78B6D1
RGBrgb(120, 182, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7137, 0.8196
RGB percentages47.1%, 71.4%, 82%
HSLhsl(198.2, 49.2%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.2, 42.6%, 82%)
CMYK42.6%, 12.9%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,911,121
CSS custom property--colour: #78B6D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42052WCAG 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 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#87492E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B3D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA9D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#53BEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.6Light skyblue · ΔE 12.5Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Light blue · ΔE 15.5Cadetblue · ΔE 17.2Powder blue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D19378
Analogous#78D1BF, #788AD1
Triadic#D178B6, #B6D178
Split complementary#D1788A, #D1BF78
Tetradic#BF78D1, #D19378, #8AD178

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF4F8
Lighter +20%#C4DFEB
Lighter +10%#9ECBDE
Darker −10%#52A1C4
Darker −20%#3A87A9
Darker −30%#2D6983
Darker −40%#204B5D
More saturated +25%#61BFE8
Less saturated −25%#8FADBA

Channel breakdown

R120
G182
B209
Red120 (47.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue198.2°
Saturation (HSL)49.17%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G B6 · B D1

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