#78adf1

Color #78adf1

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.09 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#78adf1

RGB

rgb(120, 173, 241)

HSL

hsl(213.7, 81.2%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.7, 50.2%, 94.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.2%, 28.2%, 0%, 5.5%)

LAB

lab(69.63, 1.04, -39.31)

LCH

lch(69.63, 39.32, 271.52)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.114, 255.11)

HWB

hwb(213.7, 47.1%, 5.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f1bc78

Analogous

#78eaf1

#78adf1

#8078f1

Triadic

#78adf1

#f178ad

#adf178

Split-complementary

#78adf1

#f18078

#eaf178

Tetradic

#78adf1

#bc78f1

#f1bc78

#adf178

Square

#78adf1

#f178ea

#f1bc78

#78f180

Shades

Color #78adf1 mixed toward black.

#428ceb

#176cda

#1151a4

#0b366d

#061b37

Tints

Color #78adf1 mixed toward white.

#8fbbf3

#a5c8f6

#bcd6f8

#d2e4fa

#e9f1fd

Tones

Color #78adf1 mixed toward gray.

#82aee7

#8cb0dd

#96b1d3

#a0b2c9

#aab3bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292e3 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#8f8bdf · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#7bd7d4 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 20.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #78adf1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78adf1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#78adf1 (#78adf1) is rgb(120, 173, 241) in RGB.

No, #78adf1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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