#78AAFA#78AAFA
#78AAFA is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.128 H 259.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78AAFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 170, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52%, 32%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.21, 5.42, -44.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.21, 45.19, 276.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.6% -0.0235 -0.1263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.6% 0.128 259.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3699, 39.6417, 96.0009) |
| Luminance | 0.3965 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.84
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.96
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.10
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.56
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.80
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 9.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78AAFA #FAC878
analogous
#78EBFA #78AAFA #8778FA
triadic
#78AAFA #FA78AA #AAFA78
tetradic
#78AAFA #FA78EB #FAC878 #78FA87
square
#78AAFA #FA78EB #FAC878 #78FA87
split-complementary
#78AAFA #FA8778 #EBFA78
monochromatic
#0961EF #3D85F8 #78AAFA #B3CFFC #E1ECFE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#78AAFA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#78AAFA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78AAFA
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78AAFA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78AAFA | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8AB0FD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7BA3F8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#34BCC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78aafa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 170, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.128 259.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a6c3fc',
500: '#78aafa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78aafa; $custom-light: #a6c3fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78aafa",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 170,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.923,
"s": 92.857,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73602,
"c": 0.12849,
"h": 259.5
},
"luminance": 0.39645
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78AAFA
secondary
#F6E9D5
accent
#8D00E6
background
#FAFBFF
surface
#F4F7FF
border
#CED0D7
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185