#78ACEE — Blue

#78ACEE is a blue in the Blue family. In practice it looks like a balanced medium blue, and it is also commonly known as Blue, Cobalt Blue. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#78ACEE color swatch, blue#78ACEE
CSS Namecornflowerblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f2f6fb
100#e2ebf6
200#cadbf1
300#a4c3eb
400#78a5de
500#588dd1
600#487bbc
700#3766a1
800#2c5587
900#234774
950#122a46

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.35:1
Contrast on black
8.93:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.008 254.9); /* #f2f6fb */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.018 254.9); /* #e2ebf6 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.036 254.9); /* #cadbf1 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.065 254.9); /* #a4c3eb */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.097 254.9); /* #78a5de */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.117 254.9); /* #588dd1 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.114 254.9); /* #487bbc */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.107 254.9); /* #3766a1 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.096 254.9); /* #2c5587 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.086 254.9); /* #234774 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.061 254.9); /* #122a46 */
}

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