Information about #78BBE7 color

#78BBE7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78BBE7 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 187, 231) — 47.1% red, 73.3% green, 90.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 44 / 17 / 0 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#78BBE7 is a vivid, lively sky-leaning azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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). Slightly further away sit Bleu Celeste (#7EC0EE) and Argentinian Blue (#6CB4EE).

The recipe behind #78BBE7 is rgb(120, 187, 231), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78BBE7: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #78BBE7 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#78BBE7 color variations

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

#78BBE7 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 #78BBE7

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

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78BBE7
  • RGB120, 187, 231
  • CMYK44, 17, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(120, 187, 231)
  • HSL204°, 70%, 69%
  • HSL Precise203.784°, 69.811%, 68.824%
  • HSV204°, 48%, 91%
  • HSB204°, 48%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.733, 0.906)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.733, 0.906, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.733, 0.906)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB90.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78BBE7
  • DECIMAL ID7912423
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01