#78ADEB#78ADEB

#78ADEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.107 H 253.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78ADEB
RGB	rgb(120, 173, 235)
HSL	hsl(212, 74%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(212, 49%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 26.4%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.38, -0.72, -36.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.38, 36.44, 268.87°)
OKLab	oklab(73.52% -0.0311 -0.1019)
OKLCH	oklch(73.52% 0.107 253)
XYZ	xyz(37.6796, 39.8757, 84.2924)
Luminance	0.3988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78ADEB #EBB678

analogous

#78E7EB #78ADEB #7D78EB

triadic

#78ADEB #EB78AD #ADEB78

tetradic

#78ADEB #EB78E7 #EBB678 #78EB7D

square

#78ADEB #EB78E7 #EBB678 #78EB7D

split-complementary

#78ADEB #EB7D78 #E7EB78

monochromatic

#1E6ECB #438DE3 #78ADEB #ADCDF3 #E3EEFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#78ADEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.98

#78ADEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78ADEB

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78ADEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78ADEB	1.00	2.34	8.98	8.98
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94B0EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86A4EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42BBC2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78adeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 173, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.107 253.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a5c5f1',
    500: '#78adeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78adeb;
$custom-light: #a5c5f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78adeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.348,
    "s": 74.194,
    "l": 69.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7352,
    "c": 0.10658,
    "h": 253
  },
  "luminance": 0.39878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78ADEB

secondary

#F0E1CF

accent

#7B0FD6

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F8FD

border

#CED1D5

text

#101217

muted

#7F8185

Preview Lab

Preview with #78ADEB

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

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