#78CDFB#78CDFB

#78CDFB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.546; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.105 H 233.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78CDFB
RGB	rgb(120, 205, 251)
HSL	hsl(201, 94%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(201, 52%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 18.3%, 0%, 1.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(78.82, -13.37, -30.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(78.82, 33.28, 246.32°)
OKLab	oklab(81.18% -0.0621 -0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(81.18% 0.105 233.8)
XYZ	xyz(46.9832, 54.6168, 99.3143)
Luminance	0.5462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#78CDFB #FBA678

analogous

#78FBE8 #78CDFB #788BFB

triadic

#78CDFB #FB78CD #CDFB78

tetradic

#78CDFB #E878FB #FBA678 #8BFB78

square

#78CDFB #E878FB #FBA678 #8BFB78

split-complementary

#78CDFB #FB788B #FBE878

monochromatic

#079FF1 #3DB7F9 #78CDFB #B3E3FD #E1F4FE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.76

#78CDFB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.92

#78CDFB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78CDFB

11.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78CDFB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78CDFB	1.00	1.76	11.92	11.92
#FFFFFF	1.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B7CBFD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A5BDFA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#23D9DC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C3C3C3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78cdfb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 205, 251);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.105 233.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a7dcfc',
    500: '#78cdfb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78cdfb;
$custom-light: #a7dcfc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78cdfb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 251
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.069,
    "s": 94.245,
    "l": 72.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81178,
    "c": 0.10515,
    "h": 233.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.54621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78CDFB

secondary

#D8753F

accent

#5100E6

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F7FCFF

border

#D0D5D7

text

#101517

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #78CDFB

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

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