#78a2d0

Color #78a2d0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.6 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#78a2d0

RGB

rgb(120, 162, 208)

HSL

hsl(211.4, 48.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.4, 42.3%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.3%, 22.1%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(65.27, -2.28, -27.95)

LCH

lch(65.27, 28.04, 265.34)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0819, 251.28)

HWB

hwb(211.4, 47.1%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0a678

Analogous

#78ced0

#78a2d0

#7a78d0

Triadic

#78a2d0

#d078a2

#a2d078

Split-complementary

#78a2d0

#d07a78

#ced078

Tetradic

#78a2d0

#a678d0

#d0a678

#a2d078

Square

#78a2d0

#d078ce

#d0a678

#78d07a

Shades

Color #78a2d0 mixed toward black.

#4f86c2

#386ba2

#2a507a

#1c3551

#0e1b29

Tints

Color #78a2d0 mixed toward white.

#8eb1d8

#a5c1e0

#bbd0e8

#d2e0ef

#e8eff7

Tones

Color #78a2d0 mixed toward gray.

#7fa2c9

#87a3c1

#8ea3ba

#95a3b3

#9da4ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8dc6 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#8a86c4 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#7bbebc · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78a2d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78a2d0]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#78a2d0 (#78a2d0) is rgb(120, 162, 208) in RGB.

No, #78a2d0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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