#78ace3
a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
120, 172, 227
HSL
211°, 66%, 68%
CMYK
47, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3904
Every format
| HEX | #78ace3 |
| RGB | rgb(120, 172, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 66%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(68.8 -2.5 -33.0) |
| LCH | lch(68.8 33.1 265.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.729 0.098 250.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #78ace3;
background-color: #78ace3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#78ace3] bg-[#78ace3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #78ace3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.471, green: 0.675, blue: 0.890)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#78ace3")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#78ace3 on white: 2.38:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#78ace3 on black: 8.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red47.1%
Green67.5%
Blue89.0%
CMYK percentages
Cyan47.1%
Magenta24.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.0%
Color previews
#78ace3 text on a black background
contrast 8.81:1
Card sample
#78ace3 text on a white background
contrast 2.38:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #78ace3;
Background color
Panel with #78ace3 background
background-color: #78ace3;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #78ace3;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(120, 172, 227, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(120, 172, 227, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #78ace3; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78ace3, #8B78E3);