#78C5F9#78C5F9
#78C5F9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.508; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.106 H 239.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78C5F9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 197, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 91%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.8%, 20.9%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.53, -9.72, -32.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.53, 34.33, 253.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.34% -0.0539 -0.0918) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.34% 0.107 239.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8047, 50.7615, 97.0410) |
| Luminance | 0.5077 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 1.49
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 1.64
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 2.84
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 3.97
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.09
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78C5F9 #F9AC78
analogous
#78F9EC #78C5F9 #7885F9
triadic
#78C5F9 #F978C5 #C5F978
tetradic
#78C5F9 #EC78F9 #F9AC78 #85F978
square
#78C5F9 #EC78F9 #F9AC78 #85F978
split-complementary
#78C5F9 #F97885 #F9EC78
monochromatic
#0A91EC #3DACF6 #78C5F9 #B3DEFC #E2F2FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#78C5F9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.15
#78C5F9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78C5F9
11.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78C5F9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78C5F9 | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.15 | 11.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEC4FB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CB7F8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2AD2D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78c5f9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 197, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.106 239.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a6d6fb',
500: '#78c5f9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78c5f9; $custom-light: #a6d6fb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78c5f9",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 197,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.186,
"s": 91.489,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79341,
"c": 0.1065,
"h": 239.6
},
"luminance": 0.50765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78C5F9
secondary
#D57C40
accent
#5D00E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F7FBFF
border
#D0D4D7
text
#101417
muted
#818385