#78C0DF#78C0DF

#78C0DF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.085 H 227.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78C0DF
RGB	rgb(120, 192, 223)
HSL	hsl(198, 62%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(198, 46%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 13.9%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.20, -14.38, -22.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.20, 26.70, 237.40°)
OKLab	oklab(77.18% -0.0573 -0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(77.18% 0.085 227.3)
XYZ	xyz(39.9098, 47.0171, 76.7699)
Luminance	0.4702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78C0DF #DF9778

analogous

#78DFCA #78C0DF #788DDF

triadic

#78C0DF #DF78C0 #C0DF78

tetradic

#78C0DF #CA78DF #DF9778 #8DDF78

square

#78C0DF #CA78DF #DF9778 #8DDF78

split-complementary

#78C0DF #DF788D #DFCA78

monochromatic

#2A89B2 #47A9D3 #78C0DF #A9D7EB #DBEEF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.02

#78C0DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.40

#78C0DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78C0DF

10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78C0DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78C0DF	1.00	2.02	10.40	10.40
#FFFFFF	2.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B0BDE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A1B1DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47C9CA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78c0df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 192, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.085 227.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a4d3e9',
    500: '#78c0df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78c0df;
$custom-light: #a4d3e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78c0df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 192,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.058,
    "s": 61.677,
    "l": 67.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77178,
    "c": 0.0846,
    "h": 227.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.4702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78C0DF

secondary

#EAD3C9

accent

#501CC9

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F9FC

border

#CED2D5

text

#101416

muted

#7F8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #78C0DF

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

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