What color is #78A4D1?

#78A4D1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shipmate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A4D1?

The RGB value is 120, 164, 209: 120 red, 164 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A4D1?

The complementary color is #D1A578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A4D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78A4D1 color

#78A4D1 rgb(120, 164, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78A4D1 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 64.3% green and 82% blue (120, 164, 209).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 49% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Shipmate (#7AA3CC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#78A4D1 color codes

HEX	`#78A4D1`
RGB	`rgb(120, 164, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 64.3%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 49%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 43%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 22%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.86, -3.12, -27.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.86, 27.76, 263.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.526, 35.145, 65.379)`
Decimal	`7906513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A4D1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #78A4D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A4D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #78A4D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a4d1; }
.text { color: #78a4d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a4d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 164 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a4d1, #7878d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #78A4D1?: #78A4D1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shipmate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A4D1?: The RGB value is 120, 164, 209: 120 red, 164 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A4D1?: The complementary color is #D1A578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A4D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.