#78CDF2#78CDF2

#78CDF2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.541; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.098 H 228.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78CDF2
RGB	rgb(120, 205, 242)
HSL	hsl(198, 82%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(198, 50%, 95%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.4%, 15.3%, 0%, 5.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(78.50, -15.90, -26.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(78.50, 30.62, 238.71°)
OKLab	oklab(80.82% -0.0653 -0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(80.82% 0.098 228)
XYZ	xyz(45.5981, 54.0627, 92.0194)
Luminance	0.5407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78CDF2 #F29D78

analogous

#78F2DA #78CDF2 #7890F2

triadic

#78CDF2 #F278CD #CDF278

tetradic

#78CDF2 #DA78F2 #F29D78 #90F278

square

#78CDF2 #DA78F2 #F29D78 #90F278

split-complementary

#78CDF2 #F27890 #F2DA78

monochromatic

#159FDB #40B8ED #78CDF2 #B0E2F7 #E3F5FC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.78

#78CDF2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.81

#78CDF2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78CDF2

11.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78CDF2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78CDF2	1.00	1.78	11.81	11.81
#FFFFFF	1.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BACAF4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A8BCF2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31D8D9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C2C2C2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78cdf2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 205, 242);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.098 228.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a6dcf6',
    500: '#78cdf2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78cdf2;
$custom-light: #a6dcf6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78cdf2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 242
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.197,
    "s": 82.432,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.80815,
    "c": 0.09763,
    "h": 228
  },
  "luminance": 0.54067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78CDF2

secondary

#CC6C42

accent

#4807DF

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F7FCFE

border

#D0D5D6

text

#101517

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #78CDF2

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

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