Information about #78BDE8 color

#78BDE8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78BDE8 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(120, 189, 232) — 47.1% red, 74.1% green, 91% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 44 / 17 / 0 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#78BDE8 presents itself as a vivid, lively azure — one 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 a hair away from Aero (#7CB9E8). Slightly further away sit Bleu Celeste (#7EC0EE) and Argentinian Blue (#6CB4EE).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 189, 232) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78BDE8: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #78BDE8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#78BDE8 color variations

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

#78BDE8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78BDE8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3B9FDD

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#1E7BB4

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#145278

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Black

#000000

#78BDE8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78BDE8 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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#78BDE8 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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#E8A378
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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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#E8DB78
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#E87885
#E87885

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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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#78E8DB
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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
#78BDE8
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#E878BD
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#BDE878
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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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#A378E8
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#BDE878
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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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#DB78E8
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#E8A378
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#85E878
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Nearest named colors to #78BDE8

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

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Very Light Azure color link
Very Light Azure

#74BBFB

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

#78BDE8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78BDE8
  • RGB120, 189, 232
  • CMYK44, 17, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(120, 189, 232)
  • HSL203°, 71%, 69%
  • HSL Precise203.036°, 70.886%, 69.02%
  • HSV203°, 48%, 91%
  • HSB203°, 48%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.741, 0.910)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.741, 0.910, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.741, 0.910)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78BDE8
  • DECIMAL ID7912936
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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