#78a0d7

Color #78a0d7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.44 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#78a0d7

RGB

rgb(120, 160, 215)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 54.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 44.2%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.2%, 25.6%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(64.99, 0.81, -32.25)

LCH

lch(64.99, 32.26, 271.44)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0925, 256.49)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 47.1%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7af78

Analogous

#78d0d7

#78a0d7

#7f78d7

Triadic

#78a0d7

#d778a0

#a0d778

Split-complementary

#78a0d7

#d77f78

#d0d778

Tetradic

#78a0d7

#af78d7

#d7af78

#a0d778

Square

#78a0d7

#d778d0

#d7af78

#78d77f

Shades

Color #78a0d7 mixed toward black.

#4d82ca

#3366ac

#264d81

#1a3356

#0d1a2b

Tints

Color #78a0d7 mixed toward white.

#8fb0de

#a5c0e4

#bcd0eb

#d2dff2

#e9eff8

Tones

Color #78a0d7 mixed toward gray.

#80a1cf

#88a3c7

#90a4bf

#98a5b7

#a0a6af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8bcb · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#8986c9 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#7ac2bf · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78a0d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78a0d7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#78a0d7 (#78a0d7) is rgb(120, 160, 215) in RGB.

No, #78a0d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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