#78AFCD#78AFCD
#78AFCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.072 H 233.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78AFCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 175, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.5%, 14.6%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.79, -10.24, -20.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.79, 23.26, 243.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.68% -0.0435 -0.0577) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.68% 0.072 233) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0914, 39.0586, 63.4884) |
| Luminance | 0.3906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.05
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.37
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.63
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.51
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.71
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78AFCD #CD9678
analogous
#78CDC0 #78AFCD #7884CD
triadic
#78AFCD #CD78AF #AFCD78
tetradic
#78AFCD #C078CD #CD9678 #84CD78
square
#78AFCD #C078CD #CD9678 #84CD78
split-complementary
#78AFCD #CD7884 #CDC078
monochromatic
#377394 #4B95BC #78AFCD #A5C9DE #D1E4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#78AFCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#78AFCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78AFCD
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78AFCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78AFCD | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1ADCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A4CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#56B7B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78afcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 175, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.072 233.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2c6dc',
500: '#78afcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78afcd; $custom-light: #a2c6dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78afcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 175,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.176,
"s": 45.946,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72679,
"c": 0.07224,
"h": 233
},
"luminance": 0.39061
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78AFCD
secondary
#DFCCC1
accent
#5E2CB9
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FB
border
#CED1D4
text
#0F1315
muted
#7F8283