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#78FDFD

#78fdfd ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#78fdfd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 99.22% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 97.08% saturation and 73.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.8134

Complementary

  1. #78fdfd
  2. #fd7878

Split complementary

  1. #78fdfd
  2. #fd78bb
  3. #fdbb78

Analogous

  1. #78fdbb
  2. #78fdfd
  3. #78bbfd

Triadic

  1. #78fdfd
  2. #fd78fd
  3. #fdfd78

Tetradic

  1. #78fdfd
  2. #7878fd
  3. #fd7878
  4. #fdfd78

Square

  1. #78fdfd
  2. #bb78fd
  3. #fd7878
  4. #bbfd78

Monochromatic

  1. #03d9d9
  2. #2dfcfc
  3. #78fdfd
  4. #c3fefe
  5. #ebffff

Shades

#78fdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78fdfd
  2. #6ce4e4
  3. #60caca
  4. #54b1b1
  5. #489898
  6. #3c7f7f
  7. #306565
  8. #244c4c
  9. #183333
  10. #0c1919
  11. #000000

Tints

#78fdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78fdfd
  2. #86fdfd
  3. #93fdfd
  4. #a1fefe
  5. #aefefe
  6. #bcfefe
  7. #c9fefe
  8. #d7fefe
  9. #e4ffff
  10. #f2ffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78fdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78fdfd
  2. #79f1f1
  3. #7ae4e4
  4. #7ad8d8
  5. #7bcbcb
  6. #7cbfbf
  7. #7db2b2
  8. #7ea6a6
  9. #7e9999
  10. #7f8d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6f1f1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eff2fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9e2fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fffd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #caf7fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baedfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #49fffd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78fdfd {
  color: #78fdfd;
}
Background
.bg-78fdfd {
  background-color: #78fdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78fdfd {
  border: 2px solid #78fdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78fdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 253 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 97% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78fdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78fdfd, #78bbfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78fdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 253 253 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 2.38 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 4.12 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 4.12 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 5.99 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.90 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.39 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.82 #870202 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#78fdfd  rgb(120, 253, 253)  hsl(180, 97%, 73%)  Electric Blue
#fd7878  rgb(253, 120, 120)  hsl(0, 97%, 73%)  Light Coral
#fd78fd  rgb(253, 120, 253)  hsl(300, 97%, 73%)  Fuchsia Pink
#fdfd78  rgb(253, 253, 120)  hsl(60, 97%, 73%)  Laser Lemon