#78bcfc

Color #78bcfc

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13.08 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#78bcfc

RGB

rgb(120, 188, 252)

HSL

hsl(209.1, 95.7%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.1, 52.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.4%, 25.4%, 0%, 1.2%)

LAB

lab(74.18, -4, -38.18)

LCH

lch(74.18, 38.39, 264.02)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.1152, 248.09)

HWB

hwb(209.1, 47.1%, 1.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fcb878

Analogous

#78fcfa

#78bcfc

#787afc

Triadic

#78bcfc

#fc78bc

#bcfc78

Split-complementary

#78bcfc

#fc787a

#fcfa78

Tetradic

#78bcfc

#b878fc

#fcb878

#bcfc78

Square

#78bcfc

#fa78fc

#fcb878

#7afc78

Shades

Color #78bcfc mixed toward black.

#3b9efb

#057ff3

#0460b6

#034079

#01203d

Tints

Color #78bcfc mixed toward white.

#8ec7fd

#a5d2fd

#bbddfe

#d2e9fe

#e8f4ff

Tones

Color #78bcfc mixed toward gray.

#83bcf1

#8ebbe6

#99bbdb

#a4bbd0

#afbac5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9bef · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#9691eb · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#7de3e1 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78bcfc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78bcfc]

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#78bcfc (#78bcfc) is rgb(120, 188, 252) in RGB.

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

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