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Information about #78B7CE color

#78B7CE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #78B7CE is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 183, 206) — 47.1% red, 71.8% green, 80.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 34 / 9 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#78B7CE presents itself as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Seagull (#77B7D0). Slightly further away sit Refresh (#71B8CA) and Blue Hosta (#77BFC7).

The recipe behind #78B7CE is rgb(120, 183, 206), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #78B7CE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#78B7CE color variations

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

#78B7CE 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 #78B7CE

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

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78B7CE
  • RGB120, 183, 206
  • CMYK34, 9, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(120, 183, 206)
  • HSL196°, 47%, 64%
  • HSL Precise196.047°, 46.739%, 63.922%
  • HSV196°, 42%, 81%
  • HSB196°, 42%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.718, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.718, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.718, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78B7CE
  • DECIMAL ID7911374
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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