#0078ee

Color #0078ee

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 9.86 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#0078ee

RGB

rgb(0, 120, 238)

HSL

hsl(209.7, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.7, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 49.6%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(51.39, 17.21, -66.88)

LCH

lch(51.39, 69.06, 284.43)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.1989, 255.86)

HWB

hwb(209.7, 0%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ee7600

Analogous

#00eeed

#0078ee

#0001ee

Triadic

#0078ee

#ee0078

#78ee00

Split-complementary

#0078ee

#ee0001

#eeed00

Tetradic

#0078ee

#7600ee

#ee7600

#78ee00

Square

#0078ee

#ed00ee

#ee7600

#01ee00

Shades

Color #0078ee mixed toward black.

#0064c6

#00509f

#003c77

#00284f

#001428

Tints

Color #0078ee mixed toward white.

#1c8fff

#4aa5ff

#77bcff

#a4d2ff

#d2e9ff

Tones

Color #0078ee mixed toward gray.

#1478da

#2878c6

#3c78b3

#4f779f

#63778b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5151d9 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#4b43d3 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#18c6c2 · ΔE 37.9

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 27.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #0078ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#0078ee]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#0078ee (#0078ee) is rgb(0, 120, 238) in RGB.

No, #0078ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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