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#78EEFF

#78eeff ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#78eeff is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 93.33% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.94% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 187.56°, with 100% saturation and 73.53% 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 15.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.7236

Complementary

  1. #78eeff
  2. #ff8978

Split complementary

  1. #78eeff
  2. #ff78aa
  3. #ffcd78

Analogous

  1. #78ffcd
  2. #78eeff
  3. #78aaff

Triadic

  1. #78eeff
  2. #ff78ee
  3. #eeff78

Tetradic

  1. #78eeff
  2. #8978ff
  3. #ff8978
  4. #eeff78

Square

  1. #78eeff
  2. #cd78ff
  3. #ff8978
  4. #aaff78

Monochromatic

  1. #00c2de
  2. #2ce4ff
  3. #78eeff
  4. #c5f8ff
  5. #ebfcff

Shades

#78eeff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78eeff
  2. #6cd6e6
  3. #60becc
  4. #54a7b3
  5. #488f99
  6. #3c7780
  7. #305f66
  8. #24474d
  9. #183033
  10. #0c181a
  11. #000000

Tints

#78eeff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78eeff
  2. #86f0ff
  3. #93f1ff
  4. #a1f3ff
  5. #aef5ff
  6. #bcf7ff
  7. #c9f8ff
  8. #d7faff
  9. #e4fcff
  10. #f2fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78eeff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78eeff
  2. #79e3f2
  3. #7ad8e6
  4. #7acdd9
  5. #7bc2cc
  6. #7cb7c0
  7. #7dacb3
  8. #7ea1a6
  9. #7e9699
  10. #7f8b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bde4eb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dde6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8d6ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f7f3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bde9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aee0ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4bf3f8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78eeff {
  color: #78eeff;
}
Background
.bg-78eeff {
  background-color: #78eeff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78eeff {
  border: 2px solid #78eeff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78eeff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 238 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 100% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78eeff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78eeff, #78aaff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78eeff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 238 255 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.45 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.71 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 7.79 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.88 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.89 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 9.01 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 9.01 #871100 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#78eeff  rgb(120, 238, 255)  hsl(188, 100%, 74%)  Electric Blue
#ff8978  rgb(255, 137, 120)  hsl(8, 100%, 74%)  Salmon
#ff78ee  rgb(255, 120, 238)  hsl(308, 100%, 74%)  Fuchsia Pink
#eeff78  rgb(238, 255, 120)  hsl(68, 100%, 74%)  Laser Lemon