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#78DFFD

#78dffd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#78dffd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 87.45% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.57% cyan, 11.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 193.53°, 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 13.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.02.

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Relative luminance0.6386

Complementary

  1. #78dffd
  2. #fd9678

Split complementary

  1. #78dffd
  2. #fd789d
  3. #fdd878

Analogous

  1. #78fdd8
  2. #78dffd
  3. #789dfd

Triadic

  1. #78dffd
  2. #fd78df
  3. #dffd78

Tetradic

  1. #78dffd
  2. #9678fd
  3. #fd9678
  4. #dffd78

Square

  1. #78dffd
  2. #d878fd
  3. #fd9678
  4. #9dfd78

Monochromatic

  1. #03a9d9
  2. #2dcdfc
  3. #78dffd
  4. #c3f1fe
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#78dffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78dffd
  2. #6cc9e4
  3. #60b2ca
  4. #549cb1
  5. #488698
  6. #3c707f
  7. #305965
  8. #24434c
  9. #182d33
  10. #0c1619
  11. #000000

Tints

#78dffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78dffd
  2. #86e2fd
  3. #93e5fd
  4. #a1e9fe
  5. #aeecfe
  6. #bceffe
  7. #c9f2fe
  8. #d7f5fe
  9. #e4f9ff
  10. #f2fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78dffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78dffd
  2. #79d6f1
  3. #7acce4
  4. #7ac3d8
  5. #7bb9cb
  6. #7cb0bf
  7. #7da6b2
  8. #7e9da6
  9. #7e9399
  10. #7f8a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4d7e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccdaff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8cbfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0ce9e8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1dcfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2d3fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4fe5f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78dffd {
  color: #78dffd;
}
Background
.bg-78dffd {
  background-color: #78dffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78dffd {
  border: 2px solid #78dffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78dffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 223 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 97% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78dffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78dffd, #789dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78dffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 223 253 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.02 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.52 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.94 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.76 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.23 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.14 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 10.17 #872002 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#78dffd  rgb(120, 223, 253)  hsl(194, 97%, 73%)  Sky Blue
#fd9678  rgb(253, 150, 120)  hsl(14, 97%, 73%)  Vivid Tangerine
#fd78df  rgb(253, 120, 223)  hsl(314, 97%, 73%)  Rose Pink
#dffd78  rgb(223, 253, 120)  hsl(74, 97%, 73%)  Inchworm