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#78DDFD

#78ddfd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#78ddfd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.57% cyan, 12.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 194.44°, with 97.08% saturation and 73.14% 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 13.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.628

Complementary

  1. #78ddfd
  2. #fd9878

Split complementary

  1. #78ddfd
  2. #fd789b
  3. #fddb78

Analogous

  1. #78fddb
  2. #78ddfd
  3. #789bfd

Triadic

  1. #78ddfd
  2. #fd78dd
  3. #ddfd78

Tetradic

  1. #78ddfd
  2. #9878fd
  3. #fd9878
  4. #ddfd78

Square

  1. #78ddfd
  2. #db78fd
  3. #fd9878
  4. #9bfd78

Monochromatic

  1. #03a5d9
  2. #2dcafc
  3. #78ddfd
  4. #c3f0fe
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#78ddfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78ddfd
  2. #6cc7e4
  3. #60b1ca
  4. #549bb1
  5. #488598
  6. #3c6f7f
  7. #305865
  8. #24424c
  9. #182c33
  10. #0c1619
  11. #000000

Tints

#78ddfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78ddfd
  2. #86e0fd
  3. #93e4fd
  4. #a1e7fe
  5. #aeebfe
  6. #bceefe
  7. #c9f1fe
  8. #d7f5fe
  9. #e4f8ff
  10. #f2fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78ddfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78ddfd
  2. #79d4f1
  3. #7acae4
  4. #7ac1d8
  5. #7bb8cb
  6. #7cafbf
  7. #7da5b2
  8. #7e9ca6
  9. #7e9399
  10. #7f898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3d5e3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cad8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c9fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0fe8e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afdafe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1d1fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4fe3f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78ddfd {
  color: #78ddfd;
}
Background
.bg-78ddfd {
  background-color: #78ddfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78ddfd {
  border: 2px solid #78ddfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78ddfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 221 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 97% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78ddfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78ddfd, #789bfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78ddfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 221 253 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.43 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.81 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.07 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.96 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.17 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.47 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.28 #872202 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#78ddfd  rgb(120, 221, 253)  hsl(194, 97%, 73%)  Sky Blue
#fd9878  rgb(253, 152, 120)  hsl(14, 97%, 73%)  Light Salmon
#fd78dd  rgb(253, 120, 221)  hsl(314, 97%, 73%)  Rose Pink
#ddfd78  rgb(221, 253, 120)  hsl(74, 97%, 73%)  Inchworm