#78a5f2

Color #78a5f2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 8.98 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#78a5f2

RGB

rgb(120, 165, 242)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 82.4%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 50.4%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.4%, 31.8%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(67.51, 5.86, -43.18)

LCH

lch(67.51, 43.58, 277.73)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.1231, 260.7)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 47.1%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2c578

Analogous

#78e2f2

#78a5f2

#8878f2

Triadic

#78a5f2

#f278a5

#a5f278

Split-complementary

#78a5f2

#f28878

#e2f278

Tetradic

#78a5f2

#c578f2

#f2c578

#a5f278

Square

#78a5f2

#f278e2

#f2c578

#78f288

Shades

Color #78a5f2 mixed toward black.

#4180ed

#155fdc

#1047a5

#0b2f6e

#051837

Tints

Color #78a5f2 mixed toward white.

#8fb4f4

#a5c3f6

#bcd2f8

#d2e1fb

#e9f0fd

Tones

Color #78a5f2 mixed toward gray.

#82a8e8

#8caade

#97add4

#a1b0c9

#abb2bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ee2 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#8b88df · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#7bd5d2 · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78a5f2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78a5f2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#78a5f2 (#78a5f2) is rgb(120, 165, 242) in RGB.

No, #78a5f2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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