Information about #78AEEF color

#78AEEF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78AEEF falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 174, 239) — 47.1% red, 68.2% green, 93.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 47 / 25 / 0 / 6. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #78AEEF reads as a vivid, lively sky-leaning azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Argentinian Blue (#6CB4EE). Slightly further away sit Aero (#7CB9E8) and Resolutiion Blue (#7FA3E6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(120, 174, 239)), which gives #78AEEF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78AEEF: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #78AEEF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#78AEEF color variations

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

#78AEEF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78AEEF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78AEEF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78AEEF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#78AEEF 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
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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
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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
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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
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#EF76AC
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#ACEF76
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #78AEEF

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

Argentinian Blue color link
Argentinian Blue

#6CB4EE

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Resolutiion Blue color link
Resolutiion Blue

#7FA3E6

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

French Sky Blue color link
French Sky Blue

#77B5FE

Soft Azure color link
Soft Azure

#7EB8FC

Very Light Azure color link
Very Light Azure

#74BBFB

Parakeet Blue color link
Parakeet Blue

#7EB6FF

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

Light Cobalt Blue color link
Light Cobalt Blue

#88ACE0

#78AEEF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78AEEF
  • RGB120, 174, 239
  • CMYK47, 25, 0, 6
  • CSSrgb(120, 174, 239)
  • HSL213°, 79%, 70%
  • HSL Precise212.773°, 78.808%, 70.392%
  • HSV213°, 50%, 94%
  • HSB213°, 50%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.682, 0.937)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.682, 0.937, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.682, 0.937)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78AEEF
  • DECIMAL ID7909103
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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