#78ABC2#78ABC2

#78ABC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.063 H 227.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78ABC2
RGB	rgb(120, 171, 194)
HSL	hsl(199, 38%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(199, 38%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 11.9%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.29, -11.00, -17.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.29, 20.34, 237.25°)
OKLab	oklab(71.36% -0.0426 -0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(71.36% 0.063 227.8)
XYZ	xyz(32.0430, 37.0120, 56.4841)
Luminance	0.3701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78ABC2 #C28F78

analogous

#78C2B4 #78ABC2 #7886C2

triadic

#78ABC2 #C278AB #ABC278

tetradic

#78ABC2 #B478C2 #C28F78 #86C278

square

#78ABC2 #B478C2 #C28F78 #86C278

split-complementary

#78ABC2 #C27886 #C2B478

monochromatic

#3C6D84 #4F90AE #78ABC2 #A2C5D5 #CCDFE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#78ABC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.40

#78ABC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78ABC2

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78ABC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78ABC2	1.00	2.50	8.40	8.40
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FA9C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A0C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5CB2B2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78abc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 171, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.063 227.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2c4d4',
    500: '#78abc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78abc2;
$custom-light: #a2c4d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78abc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.649,
    "s": 37.755,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71359,
    "c": 0.06348,
    "h": 227.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.37014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78ABC2

secondary

#D9C6BD

accent

#5B35B1

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FA

border

#CED1D3

text

#0F1214

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #78ABC2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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