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Recognised as Colour

#78C3EB

  • #78C3EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#78C3EB is a blue with RGB values 120, 195, 235 and HSL 201°, 74%, 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

#78C3EB#78C3EB
HEX#78C3EB
RGBrgb(120, 195, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7647, 0.9216
RGB percentages47.1%, 76.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(200.9, 74.2%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.9, 48.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK48.9%, 17%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,914,475
CSS custom property--colour: #78C3EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49021WCAG 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 10.8:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#873C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C1EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B4EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3CCED0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 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 text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.9Sky blue · ΔE 7.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.5Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7Light blue · ΔE 17.8Powder blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.85, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBA078
Analogous#78EBD9, #788AEB
Triadic#EB78C3, #C3EB78
Split complementary#EB788A, #EBD978
Tetradic#D978EB, #EBA078, #8AEB78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#D1EAF8
Lighter +10%#A4D7F2
Darker −10%#4CAFE4
Darker −20%#219BDC
Darker −30%#1A7CB0
Darker −40%#135D84
More saturated +25%#65C9FE
Less saturated −25%#8BBDD8

Channel breakdown

R120
G195
B235
Red120 (47.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue200.87°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G C3 · B EB

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