#78cfe0

Color #78cfe0

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 8.44 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#78cfe0

RGB

rgb(120, 207, 224)

HSL

hsl(189.8, 62.7%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.8, 46.4%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.4%, 7.6%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(78.46, -21.81, -16.58)

LCH

lch(78.46, 27.4, 217.24)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0872, 211.59)

HWB

hwb(189.8, 47.1%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e08978

Analogous

#78e0bd

#78cfe0

#789be0

Triadic

#78cfe0

#e078cf

#cfe078

Split-complementary

#78cfe0

#e0789b

#e0bd78

Tetradic

#78cfe0

#8978e0

#e08978

#cfe078

Square

#78cfe0

#bd78e0

#e08978

#9be078

Shades

Color #78cfe0 mixed toward black.

#49bfd5

#2ba3bb

#207a8c

#15525d

#0b292f

Tints

Color #78cfe0 mixed toward white.

#8fd7e5

#a5dfea

#bce7f0

#d2eff5

#e9f7fa

Tones

Color #78cfe0 mixed toward gray.

#81c9d7

#89c3cf

#92bec6

#9bb8bd

#a3b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a6dc · ΔE 24.7

Deuteranopia

#a099db · ΔE 27

Tritanopia

#7ed9d8 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78cfe0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78cfe0]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#78cfe0 (#78cfe0) is rgb(120, 207, 224) in RGB.

No, #78cfe0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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