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Colour

#78C2EF

  • #78C2EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#78C2EF is a blue with RGB values 120, 194, 239 and HSL 203°, 79%, 70%. 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

#78C2EF#78C2EF
HEX#78C2EF
RGBrgb(120, 194, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7608, 0.9373
RGB percentages47.1%, 76.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(202.7, 78.8%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 49.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK49.8%, 18.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,914,223
CSS custom property--colour: #78C2EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.76:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#873D10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB4EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#38CED1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.5Sky blue · ΔE 9.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Light blue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.49, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFA578
Analogous#78EFE1, #7887EF
Triadic#EF78C2, #C2EF78
Split complementary#EF7887, #EFE078
Tetradic#E078EF, #EFA578, #87EF78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3EBFA
Lighter +10%#A6D7F4
Darker −10%#4AADEA
Darker −20%#1D99E4
Darker −30%#167BB8
Darker −40%#105C8B
More saturated +25%#68C6FF
Less saturated −25%#8BBDDC

Channel breakdown

R120
G194
B239
Red120 (47.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue202.69°
Saturation (HSL)78.81%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G C2 · B EF

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