#78ACEF#78ACEF

#78ACEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.112 H 255.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78ACEF
RGB	rgb(120, 172, 239)
HSL	hsl(214, 79%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(214, 50%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.8%, 28%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.27, 1.01, -38.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.27, 38.79, 271.50°)
OKLab	oklab(73.49% -0.0287 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(73.49% 0.112 255.2)
XYZ	xyz(38.0729, 39.7274, 87.3065)
Luminance	0.3973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#78ACEF #EFBB78

analogous

#78E7EF #78ACEF #8078EF

triadic

#78ACEF #EF78AC #ACEF78

tetradic

#78ACEF #EF78E7 #EFBB78 #78EF80

square

#78ACEF #EF78E7 #EFBB78 #78EF80

split-complementary

#78ACEF #EF8078 #E7EF78

monochromatic

#196BD4 #418AE9 #78ACEF #AFCEF5 #E4EEFC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#78ACEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.95

#78ACEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78ACEF

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78ACEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78ACEF	1.00	2.35	8.95	8.95
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92B0F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83A4EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3FBBC3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78acef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 172, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.112 255.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a5c4f4',
    500: '#78acef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78acef;
$custom-light: #a5c4f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78acef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.782,
    "s": 78.808,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73492,
    "c": 0.11245,
    "h": 255.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.3973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78ACEF

secondary

#F2E3D1

accent

#800ADB

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F8FD

border

#CED1D5

text

#101217

muted

#7F8185

Preview Lab

Preview with #78ACEF

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

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