What color is #78A4E2?

#78A4E2 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Queer Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A4E2?

The RGB value is 120, 164, 226: 120 red, 164 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A4E2?

The complementary color is #E2B678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A4E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78A4E2 color

#78A4E2 rgb(120, 164, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78A4E2 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 64.3% green and 88.6% blue (120, 164, 226).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 65% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Queer Blue (#88ACE0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#78A4E2 color codes

HEX	`#78A4E2`
RGB	`rgb(120, 164, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 64.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 65%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 47%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 27%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.54, 1.71, -35.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.54, 35.95, 272.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.744, 36.033, 77.061)`
Decimal	`7906530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A4E2, 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 #78A4E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A4E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #78A4E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a4e2; }
.text { color: #78a4e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a4e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 164 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a4e2, #8178e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #78A4E2?: #78A4E2 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Queer Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A4E2?: The RGB value is 120, 164, 226: 120 red, 164 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A4E2?: The complementary color is #E2B678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A4E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.