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Colour

#78F8FF

  • #78F8FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#78F8FF is a cyan with RGB values 120, 248, 255 and HSL 183°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#78F8FF#78F8FF
HEX#78F8FF
RGBrgb(120, 248, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.9725, 1
RGB percentages47.1%, 97.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(183.1, 100%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.1, 52.9%, 100%)
CMYK52.9%, 2.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,928,063
CSS custom property--colour: #78F8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.67:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#870700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9EEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3DEFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00FFFAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 14.5Cyan · ΔE 14.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 16Dark turquoise · ΔE 17Turquoise · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7F78
Analogous#78FFC2, #78B5FF
Triadic#FF78F8, #F8FF78
Split complementary#FF78B5, #FFC278
Tetradic#C278FF, #FF7F78, #B5FF78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEFDFF
Lighter +10%#ABFBFF
Darker −10%#45F5FF
Darker −20%#12F3FF
Darker −30%#00D2DE
Darker −40%#00A2AB
More saturated +25%#78F8FF
Less saturated −25%#89E9EE

Channel breakdown

R120
G248
B255
Red120 (47.1%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue183.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G F8 · B FF

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