#78abda

Color #78abda

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13.21 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#78abda

RGB

rgb(120, 171, 218)

HSL

hsl(208.8, 57%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.8, 45%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(45%, 21.6%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(68.15, -4.48, -29.03)

LCH

lch(68.15, 29.37, 261.23)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0876, 247.09)

HWB

hwb(208.8, 47.1%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#daa778

Analogous

#78dad8

#78abda

#787ada

Triadic

#78abda

#da78ab

#abda78

Split-complementary

#78abda

#da787a

#dad878

Tetradic

#78abda

#a778da

#daa778

#abda78

Square

#78abda

#d878da

#daa778

#7ada78

Shades

Color #78abda mixed toward black.

#4c8fce

#3073b1

#245685

#183a58

#0c1d2c

Tints

Color #78abda mixed toward white.

#8fb9e0

#a5c7e6

#bcd5ed

#d2e3f3

#e9f1f9

Tones

Color #78abda mixed toward gray.

#80abd2

#88aaca

#91aac2

#99aab9

#a1a9b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191d0 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#8e8acd · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#7bc7c5 · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 17.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #78abda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78abda]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

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Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#78abda (#78abda) is rgb(120, 171, 218) in RGB.

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

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