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Information about #78A2BF color

#78A2BF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78A2BF falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 162, 191) — 47.1% red, 63.5% green, 74.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 11 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #78A2BF reads as a softly balanced steel-blue azure and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Air Superiority Blue (#72A0C1). Nearby in the Register you will also find Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2) and Greyblue (#77A1B5).

The recipe behind #78A2BF is rgb(120, 162, 191), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #78A2BF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#78A2BF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#78A2BF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #78A2BF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78A2BF
  • RGB120, 162, 191
  • CMYK28, 11, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(120, 162, 191)
  • HSL205°, 36%, 61%
  • HSL Precise204.507°, 35.678%, 60.98%
  • HSV205°, 37%, 75%
  • HSB205°, 37%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.635, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.635, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.635, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78A2BF
  • DECIMAL ID7905983
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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