#78ABDF#78ABDF
#78ABDF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.094 H 249.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78ABDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 171, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 62%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 46%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.2%, 23.3%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.35, -3.07, -31.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.35, 31.62, 264.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.55% -0.0325 -0.0877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.55% 0.094 249.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6234, 38.4442, 75.3410) |
| Luminance | 0.3845 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.11
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.14
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.83
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.40
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.45
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78ABDF #DFAC78
analogous
#78DFDF #78ABDF #7878DF
triadic
#78ABDF #DF78AB #ABDF78
tetradic
#78ABDF #DF78DF #DFAC78 #78DF78
square
#78ABDF #DF78DF #DFAC78 #78DF78
split-complementary
#78ABDF #DF7878 #DFDF78
monochromatic
#2A6EB2 #478CD3 #78ABDF #A9CAEB #DBE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#78ABDF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#78ABDF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78ABDF
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78ABDF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78ABDF | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96ACE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A2DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4CB7BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78abdf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 171, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.094 249.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4c3e9',
500: '#78abdf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78abdf; $custom-light: #a4c3e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78abdf",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 171,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.291,
"s": 61.677,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72548,
"c": 0.09351,
"h": 249.7
},
"luminance": 0.38447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78ABDF
secondary
#EADAC9
accent
#741CC9
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FC
border
#CED1D5
text
#101216
muted
#7F8184