Information about #78B6ED color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#78B6ED falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 182, 237) — 47.1% red, 71.4% green, 92.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 46 / 22 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#78B6ED is a strongly colored sky-leaning azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Aero (#7CB9E8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bleu Celeste (#7EC0EE) and Argentinian Blue (#6CB4EE).

The recipe behind #78B6ED is rgb(120, 182, 237), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78B6ED: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #78B6ED has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#78B6ED color variations

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

#78B6ED color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78B6ED color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78B6ED color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78B6ED 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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#78B6ED 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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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 #78B6ED

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

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Argentinian Blue color link
Argentinian Blue

#6CB4EE

Very Light Azure color link
Very Light Azure

#74BBFB

Soft Azure color link
Soft Azure

#7EB8FC

French Sky Blue color link
French Sky Blue

#77B5FE

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

Parakeet Blue color link
Parakeet Blue

#7EB6FF

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

#78B6ED color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78B6ED
  • RGB120, 182, 237
  • CMYK46, 22, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(120, 182, 237)
  • HSL208°, 76%, 70%
  • HSL Precise208.205°, 76.471%, 70%
  • HSV208°, 49%, 93%
  • HSB208°, 49%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.714, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.714, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.714, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78B6ED
  • DECIMAL ID7911149
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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