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Information about #78C8CE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #78C8CE belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(120, 200, 206) (47.1% red, 78.4% green, 80.8% blue), or CMYK 34 / 2 / 0 / 19 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated water-like cyan, #78C8CE has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7). Slightly further away sit Blue Hosta (#77BFC7) and Onepoto (#81D3D1).

The recipe behind #78C8CE is rgb(120, 200, 206), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78C8CE: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#78C8CE color variations

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

#78C8CE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78C8CE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78C8CE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78C8CE 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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#78C8CE 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 #78C8CE

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

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Onepoto color link
Onepoto

#81D3D1

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Tiffany Blue color link
Tiffany Blue

#81D8D0

Downy color link
Downy

#6FD2BE

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

tony blue color link
tony blue

#8CD1D1

#78C8CE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78C8CE
  • RGB120, 200, 206
  • CMYK34, 2, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(120, 200, 206)
  • HSL184°, 47%, 64%
  • HSL Precise184.186°, 46.739%, 63.922%
  • HSV184°, 42%, 81%
  • HSB184°, 42%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.784, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.784, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.784, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78C8CE
  • DECIMAL ID7915726
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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