#78C2DA#78C2DA
#78C2DA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.081 H 220.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78C2DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 194, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 57%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 45%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45%, 11%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.59, -16.78, -19.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.59, 25.48, 228.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.44% -0.0615 -0.0529) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.44% 0.081 220.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6878, 47.6356, 73.4193) |
| Luminance | 0.4764 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 3.79
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 4.89
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.85
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.35
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.48
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78C2DA #DA9078
analogous
#78DAC1 #78C2DA #7891DA
triadic
#78C2DA #DA78C2 #C2DA78
tetradic
#78C2DA #C178DA #DA9078 #91DA78
square
#78C2DA #C178DA #DA9078 #91DA78
split-complementary
#78C2DA #DA7891 #DAC178
monochromatic
#2E8BA9 #48ACCD #78C2DA #A8D8E7 #D8EDF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#78C2DA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#78C2DA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78C2DA
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78C2DA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78C2DA | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3BEDB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4B3DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4ACAC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78c2da; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 194, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.081 220.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4d4e5',
500: '#78c2da',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78c2da; $custom-light: #a4d4e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78c2da",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 194,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.694,
"s": 56.977,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77436,
"c": 0.08117,
"h": 220.7
},
"luminance": 0.47639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78C2DA
secondary
#E7CFC7
accent
#4921C5
background
#FAFDFE
surface
#F4FAFC
border
#CED3D5
text
#101415
muted
#7F8384