Information about #78A7BA color

#78A7BA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78A7BA falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 167, 186) — 47.1% red, 65.5% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 26 / 7 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#78A7BA is a mildly saturated azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Greyblue (#77A1B5). Slightly further away sit Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2) and Glacier (#78B1BF).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 167, 186) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #78A7BA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#78A7BA color variations

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

#78A7BA 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 #78A7BA

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

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78A7BA
  • RGB120, 167, 186
  • CMYK26, 7, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(120, 167, 186)
  • HSL197°, 32%, 60%
  • HSL Precise197.273°, 32.353%, 60%
  • HSV197°, 35%, 73%
  • HSB197°, 35%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.655, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.655, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.655, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78A7BA
  • DECIMAL ID7907258
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01