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Colour

#78D2FF

  • #78D2FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#78D2FF is a blue with RGB values 120, 210, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#78D2FF#78D2FF
HEX#78D2FF
RGBrgb(120, 210, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8235, 1
RGB percentages47.1%, 82.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(200, 100%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 52.9%, 100%)
CMYK52.9%, 17.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,918,335
CSS custom property--colour: #78D2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#872D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCD0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9C1FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#15DEE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.4Sky blue · ΔE 9.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3Powder blue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.41, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA578
Analogous#78FFE9, #788FFF
Triadic#FF78D2, #D2FF78
Split complementary#FF788F, #FFE978
Tetradic#E878FF, #FFA578, #8FFF78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEF4FF
Lighter +10%#ABE3FF
Darker −10%#45C1FF
Darker −20%#12B0FF
Darker −30%#0094DE
Darker −40%#0072AB
More saturated +25%#78D2FF
Less saturated −25%#89CCEE

Channel breakdown

R120
G210
B255
Red120 (47.1%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G D2 · B FF

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