Recognised as Colour

#78D4DE

#78D4DE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#78D4DE is a cyan with RGB values 120, 212, 222 and HSL 186°, 61%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#78D4DE

RGBrgb(120, 212, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8314, 0.8706

RGB percentages47.1%, 83.1%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(185.9, 60.7%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 45.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK45.9%, 4.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,918,814

CSS custom property--colour: #78D4DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#872B21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7CDDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6C0DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#42DBD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.5 Powder blue · ΔE 13.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.9 Light blue · ΔE 14.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DE8278

Analogous#78DEB5, #78A1DE

Triadic#DE78D4, #D4DE78

Split complementary#DE78A1, #DEB578

Tetradic#B578DE, #DE8278, #A1DE78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3FBFC

Lighter +20%#CAEEF2

Lighter +10%#A1E1E8

Darker −10%#4FC7D4

Darker −20%#2FB3C1

Darker −30%#258D98

Darker −40%#1B676F

More saturated +25%#63E5F3

Less saturated −25%#8DC3C9

Channel breakdown

R120

G212

B222

Red120 (47.1%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue185.88°

Saturation (HSL)60.71%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G D4 · B DE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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