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#78F2ED

#78f2ed ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#78f2ed is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 94.9% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.07% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 177.54°, with 82.43% saturation and 70.98% 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 15.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.7361

Complementary

  1. #78f2ed
  2. #f2787d

Split complementary

  1. #78f2ed
  2. #f278ba
  3. #f2b078

Analogous

  1. #78f2b0
  2. #78f2ed
  3. #78baf2

Triadic

  1. #78f2ed
  2. #ed78f2
  3. #f2ed78

Tetradic

  1. #78f2ed
  2. #787df2
  3. #f2787d
  4. #f2ed78

Square

  1. #78f2ed
  2. #b078f2
  3. #f2787d
  4. #baf278

Monochromatic

  1. #12bfb8
  2. #32ebe4
  3. #78f2ed
  4. #bef9f6
  5. #ecfdfd

Shades

#78f2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78f2ed
  2. #6cdad5
  3. #60c2be
  4. #54a9a6
  5. #48918e
  6. #3c7977
  7. #30615f
  8. #244947
  9. #18302f
  10. #0c1818
  11. #000000

Tints

#78f2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78f2ed
  2. #86f3ef
  3. #93f5f1
  4. #a1f6f2
  5. #aef7f4
  6. #bcf9f6
  7. #c9faf8
  8. #d7fbfa
  9. #e4fcfb
  10. #f2fefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78f2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78f2ed
  2. #79e7e2
  3. #7adbd7
  4. #7ad0cc
  5. #7bc4c1
  6. #7cb9b7
  7. #7daeac
  8. #7ea2a1
  9. #7e9796
  10. #7f8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bee7e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6e8ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d8ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #22f8f0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4eced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4e3ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #52f5ef ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78f2ed {
  color: #78f2ed;
}
Background
.bg-78f2ed {
  background-color: #78f2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78f2ed {
  border: 2px solid #78f2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78f2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 242 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 82% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78f2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78f2ed, #78baf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78f2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 242 237 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.15 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 5.19 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 5.19 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.53 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.32 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.63 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 6.70 #870d12 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#78f2ed  rgb(120, 242, 237)  hsl(178, 82%, 71%)  Electric Blue
#f2787d  rgb(242, 120, 125)  hsl(358, 82%, 71%)  Light Coral
#ed78f2  rgb(237, 120, 242)  hsl(298, 82%, 71%)  Violet
#f2ed78  rgb(242, 237, 120)  hsl(58, 82%, 71%)  Khaki