#78BBDE#78BBDE

#78BBDE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.085 H 232.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78BBDE
RGB	rgb(120, 187, 222)
HSL	hsl(201, 61%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(201, 46%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 15.8%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.76, -12.02, -24.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.76, 26.97, 243.53°)
OKLab	oklab(76.02% -0.0518 -0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(76.02% 0.085 232.2)
XYZ	xyz(38.6962, 44.8048, 75.7022)
Luminance	0.4481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78BBDE #DE9B78

analogous

#78DECE #78BBDE #7888DE

triadic

#78BBDE #DE78BB #BBDE78

tetradic

#78BBDE #CE78DE #DE9B78 #88DE78

square

#78BBDE #CE78DE #DE9B78 #88DE78

split-complementary

#78BBDE #DE7888 #DECE78

monochromatic

#2B83B0 #47A2D2 #78BBDE #A9D4EA #DAEDF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#78BBDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.96

#78BBDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78BBDE

9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78BBDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78BBDE	1.00	2.11	9.96	9.96
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AAB9E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9CAEDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#49C5C6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78bbde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 187, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.085 232.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a4cfe8',
    500: '#78bbde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78bbde;
$custom-light: #a4cfe8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78bbde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.588,
    "s": 60.714,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76025,
    "c": 0.08458,
    "h": 232.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.44808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78BBDE

secondary

#E9D4C9

accent

#581DC8

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F9FC

border

#CED2D5

text

#101316

muted

#7F8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #78BBDE

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

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