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Information about #78BFCE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#78BFCE falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 191, 206) — 47.1% red, 74.9% green, 80.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 34 / 6 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #78BFCE reads as a clearly saturated aqua cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Hosta (#77BFC7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Seagull (#77B7D0) and Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7).

The recipe behind #78BFCE is rgb(120, 191, 206), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78BFCE: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. #78BFCE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#78BFCE color variations

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

#78BFCE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78BFCE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78BFCE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78BFCE 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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#78BFCE 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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#CEB278
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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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#C0CE78
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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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#B278CE
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Nearest named colors to #78BFCE

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

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

#78BFCE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78BFCE
  • RGB120, 191, 206
  • CMYK34, 6, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(120, 191, 206)
  • HSL190°, 47%, 64%
  • HSL Precise190.465°, 46.739%, 63.922%
  • HSV190°, 42%, 81%
  • HSB190°, 42%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.749, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.749, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.749, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78BFCE
  • DECIMAL ID7913422
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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