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#78BBCB

#78bbcb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#78bbcb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 73.33% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.89% cyan, 7.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 191.57°, with 44.39% saturation and 63.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.69.

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Relative luminance0.4385

Complementary

  1. #78bbcb
  2. #cb8878

Split complementary

  1. #78bbcb
  2. #cb7891
  3. #cbb178

Analogous

  1. #78cbb1
  2. #78bbcb
  3. #7891cb

Triadic

  1. #78bbcb
  2. #cb78bb
  3. #bbcb78

Tetradic

  1. #78bbcb
  2. #8878cb
  3. #cb8878
  4. #bbcb78

Square

  1. #78bbcb
  2. #b178cb
  3. #cb8878
  4. #91cb78

Monochromatic

  1. #2f6c7b
  2. #459db2
  3. #78bbcb
  4. #afd7e0
  5. #e6f3f6

Shades

#78bbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78bbcb
  2. #6ca8b7
  3. #6096a2
  4. #54838e
  5. #48707a
  6. #3c5e66
  7. #304b51
  8. #24383d
  9. #182529
  10. #0c1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#78bbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78bbcb
  2. #86c2d0
  3. #93c9d5
  4. #a1cfdb
  5. #aed6e0
  6. #bcdde5
  7. #c9e4ea
  8. #d7ebef
  9. #e4f1f5
  10. #f2f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78bbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78bbcb
  2. #79b5c4
  3. #7aafbc
  4. #7aa9b5
  5. #7ba3ad
  6. #7c9ea6
  7. #7d989e
  8. #7e9297
  9. #7e8c8f
  10. #7f8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9db5bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb7cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2accb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55c1c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cb8cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93b2cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #65bfc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78bbcb {
  color: #78bbcb;
}
Background
.bg-78bbcb {
  background-color: #78bbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78bbcb {
  border: 2px solid #78bbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78bbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 187 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 44% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78bbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78bbcb, #7891cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78bbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 187 203 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.69 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.75 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.88 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.12 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.40 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.16 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.36 #874434 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#78bbcb  rgb(120, 187, 203)  hsl(192, 44%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#cb8878  rgb(203, 136, 120)  hsl(12, 44%, 63%)  Dark Salmon
#cb78bb  rgb(203, 120, 187)  hsl(312, 44%, 63%)  Sky Magenta
#bbcb78  rgb(187, 203, 120)  hsl(72, 44%, 63%)  June Bud