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#78BDCC

#78bdcc ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#78bdcc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 74.12% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.18% cyan, 7.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 190.71°, with 45.16% saturation and 63.53% 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 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.7.

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Relative luminance0.4475

Complementary

  1. #78bdcc
  2. #cc8778

Split complementary

  1. #78bdcc
  2. #cc7893
  3. #ccb178

Analogous

  1. #78ccb1
  2. #78bdcc
  3. #7893cc

Triadic

  1. #78bdcc
  2. #cc78bd
  3. #bdcc78

Tetradic

  1. #78bdcc
  2. #8778cc
  3. #cc8778
  4. #bdcc78

Square

  1. #78bdcc
  2. #b178cc
  3. #cc8778
  4. #93cc78

Monochromatic

  1. #2f6e7c
  2. #44a0b4
  3. #78bdcc
  4. #b0d8e1
  5. #e7f3f6

Shades

#78bdcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78bdcc
  2. #6caab8
  3. #6097a3
  4. #54848f
  5. #48717a
  6. #3c5f66
  7. #304c52
  8. #24393d
  9. #182629
  10. #0c1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#78bdcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78bdcc
  2. #86c4d1
  3. #93cad6
  4. #a1d1db
  5. #aed7e0
  6. #bcdee6
  7. #c9e5eb
  8. #d7ebf0
  9. #e4f2f5
  10. #f2f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78bdcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78bdcc
  2. #79b7c4
  3. #7ab1bd
  4. #7aabb5
  5. #7ba5ae
  6. #7c9fa6
  7. #7d989e
  8. #7e9297
  9. #7e8c8f
  10. #7f8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eb7bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b8cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4aecc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #54c3c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9dbacd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94b4cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #64c1c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78bdcc {
  color: #78bdcc;
}
Background
.bg-78bdcc {
  background-color: #78bdcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78bdcc {
  border: 2px solid #78bdcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78bdcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 189 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 45% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78bdcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78bdcc, #7893cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78bdcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 189 204 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.70 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.49 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.96 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.80 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.24 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 10.26 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.32 #874233 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#78bdcc  rgb(120, 189, 204)  hsl(191, 45%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#cc8778  rgb(204, 135, 120)  hsl(11, 45%, 64%)  Old Rose
#cc78bd  rgb(204, 120, 189)  hsl(311, 45%, 64%)  Sky Magenta
#bdcc78  rgb(189, 204, 120)  hsl(71, 45%, 64%)  June Bud