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#78C8DF

#78c8df ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#78c8df is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 78.43% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.19% cyan, 10.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 193.4°, with 61.68% saturation and 67.25% 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 11.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.5063

Complementary

  1. #78c8df
  2. #df8f78

Split complementary

  1. #78c8df
  2. #df7894
  3. #dfc278

Analogous

  1. #78dfc2
  2. #78c8df
  3. #7894df

Triadic

  1. #78c8df
  2. #df78c8
  3. #c8df78

Tetradic

  1. #78c8df
  2. #8f78df
  3. #df8f78
  4. #c8df78

Square

  1. #78c8df
  2. #c278df
  3. #df8f78
  4. #94df78

Monochromatic

  1. #247f9a
  2. #3aafd0
  3. #78c8df
  4. #b6e1ee
  5. #eff8fb

Shades

#78c8df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78c8df
  2. #6cb4c9
  3. #60a0b2
  4. #548c9c
  5. #487886
  6. #3c6470
  7. #305059
  8. #243c43
  9. #18282d
  10. #0c1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#78c8df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78c8df
  2. #86cee2
  3. #93d3e5
  4. #a1d9e9
  5. #aedeec
  6. #bce4ef
  7. #c9e9f2
  8. #d7eff5
  9. #e4f4f9
  10. #f2fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78c8df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78c8df
  2. #79c1d6
  3. #7abacc
  4. #7ab2c3
  5. #7babb9
  6. #7ca4b0
  7. #7d9da6
  8. #7e969d
  9. #7e8e93
  10. #7f878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6c1cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c3e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9b7df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #45d0cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3c5e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98bedf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5ecdd6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78c8df {
  color: #78c8df;
}
Background
.bg-78c8df {
  background-color: #78c8df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78c8df {
  border: 2px solid #78c8df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78c8df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 200 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 62% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78c8df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78c8df, #7894df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78c8df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 200 223 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.44 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.76 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.70 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.58 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.78 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.94 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.36 #873720 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#78c8df  rgb(120, 200, 223)  hsl(193, 62%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#df8f78  rgb(223, 143, 120)  hsl(13, 62%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#df78c8  rgb(223, 120, 200)  hsl(313, 62%, 67%)  Orchid
#c8df78  rgb(200, 223, 120)  hsl(73, 62%, 67%)  June Bud