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Recognised as Colour

#78C1FD

  • #78C1FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#78C1FD is a blue with RGB values 120, 193, 253 and HSL 207°, 97%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#78C1FD#78C1FD
HEX#78C1FD
RGBrgb(120, 193, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7569, 0.9922
RGB percentages47.1%, 75.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(207.1, 97.1%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.1, 52.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK52.6%, 23.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,913,981
CSS custom property--colour: #78C1FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#873E02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#26CFD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.1Sky blue · ΔE 17.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDB478
Analogous#78FDF7, #787EFD
Triadic#FD78C1, #C1FD78
Split complementary#FD787E, #FDF778
Tetradic#F778FD, #FDB478, #7EFD78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDEFFE
Lighter +10%#AAD8FE
Darker −10%#46AAFC
Darker −20%#1393FC
Darker −30%#0378D9
Darker −40%#025DA7
More saturated +25%#76C1FF
Less saturated −25%#89BFEC

Channel breakdown

R120
G193
B253
Red120 (47.1%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue207.07°
Saturation (HSL)97.08%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G C1 · B FD

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