#78b8f4

Color #78b8f4

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.26 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#78b8f4

RGB

rgb(120, 184, 244)

HSL

hsl(209, 84.9%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209, 50.8%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.8%, 24.6%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(72.76, -4.16, -36.07)

LCH

lch(72.76, 36.31, 263.42)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.1089, 247.89)

HWB

hwb(209, 47.1%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4b478

Analogous

#78f4f2

#78b8f4

#787af4

Triadic

#78b8f4

#f478b8

#b8f478

Split-complementary

#78b8f4

#f4787a

#f4f278

Tetradic

#78b8f4

#b478f4

#f4b478

#b8f478

Square

#78b8f4

#f278f4

#f4b478

#7af478

Shades

Color #78b8f4 mixed toward black.

#409bef

#127de0

#0e5ea8

#093e70

#051f38

Tints

Color #78b8f4 mixed toward white.

#8fc4f6

#a5d0f8

#bcdcf9

#d2e7fb

#e9f3fd

Tones

Color #78b8f4 mixed toward gray.

#82b8ea

#8db7df

#97b7d5

#a1b7cb

#acb6c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9899e7 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#948fe4 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#7cddda · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78b8f4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78b8f4]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#78b8f4 (#78b8f4) is rgb(120, 184, 244) in RGB.

No, #78b8f4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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