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#78DDFC

#78ddfc ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#78ddfc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 86.67% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.38% cyan, 12.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 194.09°, with 95.65% saturation and 72.94% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.6273

Complementary

  1. #78ddfc
  2. #fc9778

Split complementary

  1. #78ddfc
  2. #fc789b
  3. #fcd978

Analogous

  1. #78fcd9
  2. #78ddfc
  3. #789bfc

Triadic

  1. #78ddfc
  2. #fc78dd
  3. #ddfc78

Tetradic

  1. #78ddfc
  2. #9778fc
  3. #fc9778
  4. #ddfc78

Square

  1. #78ddfc
  2. #d978fc
  3. #fc9778
  4. #9bfc78

Monochromatic

  1. #05a5d6
  2. #2dcafa
  3. #78ddfc
  4. #c3f0fe
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#78ddfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78ddfc
  2. #6cc7e3
  3. #60b1ca
  4. #549bb0
  5. #488597
  6. #3c6f7e
  7. #305865
  8. #24424c
  9. #182c32
  10. #0c1619
  11. #000000

Tints

#78ddfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78ddfc
  2. #86e0fc
  3. #93e4fd
  4. #a1e7fd
  5. #aeebfd
  6. #bceefe
  7. #c9f1fe
  8. #d7f5fe
  9. #e4f8fe
  10. #f2fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78ddfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78ddfc
  2. #79d4f0
  3. #7acae3
  4. #7ac1d7
  5. #7bb8ca
  6. #7cafbe
  7. #7da5b2
  8. #7e9ca5
  9. #7e9399
  10. #7f898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3d5e3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cad8fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c9fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #13e7e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afdafd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1d1fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4fe3f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78ddfc {
  color: #78ddfc;
}
Background
.bg-78ddfc {
  background-color: #78ddfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78ddfc {
  border: 2px solid #78ddfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78ddfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 221 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 96% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78ddfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78ddfc, #789bfc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78ddfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 221 252 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.50 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.96 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.96 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.20 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.12 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.29 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.33 #872203 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#78ddfc  rgb(120, 221, 252)  hsl(194, 96%, 73%)  Sky Blue
#fc9778  rgb(252, 151, 120)  hsl(14, 96%, 73%)  Light Salmon
#fc78dd  rgb(252, 120, 221)  hsl(314, 96%, 73%)  Rose Pink
#ddfc78  rgb(221, 252, 120)  hsl(74, 96%, 73%)  Inchworm