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Recognised as Colour

#78C4E4

  • #78C4E4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#78C4E4 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 196, 228 and HSL 198°, 67%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#78C4E4#78C4E4
HEX#78C4E4
RGBrgb(120, 196, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7686, 0.8941
RGB percentages47.1%, 76.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(197.8, 66.7%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.8, 47.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK47.4%, 14%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,914,724
CSS custom property--colour: #78C4E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#873B1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C1E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B5E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#42CDCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 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 text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4.2Light skyblue · ΔE 8Light blue · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2Powder blue · ΔE 18.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.2, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E49878
Analogous#78E4CE, #788EE4
Triadic#E478C4, #C4E478
Split complementary#E4788E, #E4CE78
Tetradic#CE78E4, #E49878, #8EE478

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FCFD
Lighter +20%#CDE9F5
Lighter +10%#A3D7ED
Darker −10%#4EB1DC
Darker −20%#299CCD
Darker −30%#207CA3
Darker −40%#185C78
More saturated +25%#64CCF8
Less saturated −25%#8CBCD0

Channel breakdown

R120
G196
B228
Red120 (47.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue197.78°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G C4 · B E4

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