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#78D8EA

#78d8ea ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#78d8ea is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 84.71% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.72% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 189.47°, with 73.08% saturation and 69.41% 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 12.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.5905

Complementary

  1. #78d8ea
  2. #ea8a78

Split complementary

  1. #78d8ea
  2. #ea789f
  3. #eac378

Analogous

  1. #78eac3
  2. #78d8ea
  3. #789fea

Triadic

  1. #78d8ea
  2. #ea78d8
  3. #d8ea78

Tetradic

  1. #78d8ea
  2. #8a78ea
  3. #ea8a78
  4. #d8ea78

Square

  1. #78d8ea
  2. #c378ea
  3. #ea8a78
  4. #9fea78

Monochromatic

  1. #1b97ae
  2. #36c5e0
  3. #78d8ea
  4. #baebf4
  5. #edfafc

Shades

#78d8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78d8ea
  2. #6cc2d3
  3. #60adbb
  4. #5497a4
  5. #48828c
  6. #3c6c75
  7. #30565e
  8. #244146
  9. #182b2f
  10. #0c1617
  11. #000000

Tints

#78d8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78d8ea
  2. #86dcec
  3. #93e0ee
  4. #a1e4f0
  5. #aee8f2
  6. #bcecf5
  7. #c9eff7
  8. #d7f3f9
  9. #e4f7fb
  10. #f2fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78d8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78d8ea
  2. #79cfdf
  3. #7ac6d5
  4. #7abeca
  5. #7bb5c0
  6. #7cacb5
  7. #7da3aa
  8. #7e9aa0
  9. #7e9295
  10. #7f898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afd0d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9d2eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7c4ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #35e0dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aed4eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1ccea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #58dde3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78d8ea {
  color: #78d8ea;
}
Background
.bg-78d8ea {
  background-color: #78d8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78d8ea {
  border: 2px solid #78d8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78d8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 216 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 73% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78d8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78d8ea, #789fea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78d8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 216 234 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.83 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.15 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.30 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.74 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.14 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.72 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.93 #872715 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#78d8ea  rgb(120, 216, 234)  hsl(189, 73%, 69%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ea8a78  rgb(234, 138, 120)  hsl(9, 73%, 69%)  Salmon
#ea78d8  rgb(234, 120, 216)  hsl(309, 73%, 69%)  Orchid
#d8ea78  rgb(216, 234, 120)  hsl(69, 73%, 69%)  June Bud