#78a2c6

Color #78a2c6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#78a2c6

RGB

rgb(120, 162, 198)

HSL

hsl(207.7, 40.6%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.7, 39.4%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.4%, 18.2%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(64.89, -5.03, -22.97)

LCH

lch(64.89, 23.51, 257.65)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0701, 244.93)

HWB

hwb(207.7, 47.1%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c69c78

Analogous

#78c6c3

#78a2c6

#787bc6

Triadic

#78a2c6

#c678a2

#a2c678

Split-complementary

#78a2c6

#c6787b

#c6c378

Tetradic

#78a2c6

#9c78c6

#c69c78

#a2c678

Square

#78a2c6

#c378c6

#c69c78

#7bc678

Shades

Color #78a2c6 mixed toward black.

#5388b6

#3f6d95

#2f5270

#20374b

#101b25

Tints

Color #78a2c6 mixed toward white.

#8fb2d0

#a5c1d9

#bcd1e3

#d2e0ec

#e9f0f6

Tones

Color #78a2c6 mixed toward gray.

#7fa2c0

#85a1b9

#8ca1b3

#92a0ac

#99a0a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8dbe · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#8a86bc · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#7bb8b6 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78a2c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78a2c6]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#78a2c6 (#78a2c6) is rgb(120, 162, 198) in RGB.

No, #78a2c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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