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#78A2FF

#78a2ff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#78a2ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.94% cyan, 36.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 221.33°, with 100% saturation and 73.53% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3705

Complementary

  1. #78a2ff
  2. #ffd578

Split complementary

  1. #78a2ff
  2. #ff9178
  3. #e6ff78

Analogous

  1. #78e6ff
  2. #78a2ff
  3. #9178ff

Triadic

  1. #78a2ff
  2. #ff78a2
  3. #a2ff78

Tetradic

  1. #78a2ff
  2. #d578ff
  3. #ffd578
  4. #a2ff78

Square

  1. #78a2ff
  2. #ff78e6
  3. #ffd578
  4. #78ff91

Monochromatic

  1. #0045de
  2. #2c6dff
  3. #78a2ff
  4. #c5d7ff
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#78a2ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78a2ff
  2. #6c92e6
  3. #6082cc
  4. #5471b3
  5. #486199
  6. #3c5180
  7. #304166
  8. #24314d
  9. #182033
  10. #0c101a
  11. #000000

Tints

#78a2ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78a2ff
  2. #86abff
  3. #93b5ff
  4. #a1beff
  5. #aec7ff
  6. #bcd1ff
  7. #c9daff
  8. #d7e3ff
  9. #e4ecff
  10. #f2f6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78a2ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78a2ff
  2. #799ff2
  3. #7a9be6
  4. #7a98d9
  5. #7b94cc
  6. #7c91c0
  7. #7d8eb3
  8. #7e8aa6
  9. #7e8799
  10. #7f838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94a3cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7dabff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d9efd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #30b6c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71a0fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56afde ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78a2ff {
  color: #78a2ff;
}
Background
.bg-78a2ff {
  background-color: #78a2ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78a2ff {
  border: 2px solid #78a2ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78a2ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 162 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 100% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78a2ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78a2ff, #9178ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78a2ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 162 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.57 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.27 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.54 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.96 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.36 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.22 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.47 #875d00 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#78a2ff  rgb(120, 162, 255)  hsl(221, 100%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#ffd578  rgb(255, 213, 120)  hsl(41, 100%, 74%)  Jasmine
#ff78a2  rgb(255, 120, 162)  hsl(341, 100%, 74%)  Flamingo Pink
#a2ff78  rgb(162, 255, 120)  hsl(101, 100%, 74%)  Mint Green