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#78A2FC

#78a2fc ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#78a2fc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 63.53% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.38% cyan, 35.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 220.91°, with 95.65% saturation and 72.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.3686

Complementary

  1. #78a2fc
  2. #fcd278

Split complementary

  1. #78a2fc
  2. #fc9078
  3. #e4fc78

Analogous

  1. #78e4fc
  2. #78a2fc
  3. #9078fc

Triadic

  1. #78a2fc
  2. #fc78a2
  3. #a2fc78

Tetradic

  1. #78a2fc
  2. #d278fc
  3. #fcd278
  4. #a2fc78

Square

  1. #78a2fc
  2. #fc78e4
  3. #fcd278
  4. #78fc90

Monochromatic

  1. #0547d6
  2. #2d6efa
  3. #78a2fc
  4. #c3d6fe
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#78a2fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78a2fc
  2. #6c92e3
  3. #6082ca
  4. #5471b0
  5. #486197
  6. #3c517e
  7. #304165
  8. #24314c
  9. #182032
  10. #0c1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#78a2fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78a2fc
  2. #86abfc
  3. #93b5fd
  4. #a1befd
  5. #aec7fd
  6. #bcd1fe
  7. #c9dafe
  8. #d7e3fe
  9. #e4ecfe
  10. #f2f6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78a2fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78a2fc
  2. #799ff0
  3. #7a9be3
  4. #7a98d7
  5. #7b94ca
  6. #7c91be
  7. #7d8eb2
  8. #7e8aa5
  9. #7e8799
  10. #7f838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94a3cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7eaaff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f9efa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34b6c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca7fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73a0fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #57aedc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78a2fc {
  color: #78a2fc;
}
Background
.bg-78a2fc {
  background-color: #78a2fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78a2fc {
  border: 2px solid #78a2fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78a2fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 162 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 96% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78a2fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78a2fc, #9078fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78a2fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 162 252 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.44 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.11 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.36 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.86 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.17 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.08 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.40 #875d03 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#78a2fc  rgb(120, 162, 252)  hsl(221, 96%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#fcd278  rgb(252, 210, 120)  hsl(41, 96%, 73%)  Jasmine
#fc78a2  rgb(252, 120, 162)  hsl(341, 96%, 73%)  Flamingo Pink
#a2fc78  rgb(162, 252, 120)  hsl(101, 96%, 73%)  Mint Green