Information about #78CEED color

#78CEED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78CEED falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(120, 206, 237) — 47.1% red, 80.8% green, 92.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 46 / 12 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored sky-leaning azure, #78CEED 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 just a few steps away from Middle Blue (#7ED4E6). Slightly further away sit Lightblue (#7BC8F6) and Medium Sky Blue (#80DAEB).

The recipe behind #78CEED is rgb(120, 206, 237), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78CEED: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#78CEED color variations

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

#78CEED 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 #78CEED

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

Middle Blue color link
Middle Blue

#7ED4E6

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Sky Blue color link
Sky Blue

#87CEEB

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Baby Blue color link
Baby Blue

#89CFF0

Sky color link
Sky

#82CAFC

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

Pale Cyan color link
Pale Cyan

#87D3F8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78CEED
  • RGB120, 206, 237
  • CMYK46, 12, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(120, 206, 237)
  • HSL196°, 76%, 70%
  • HSL Precise195.897°, 76.471%, 70%
  • HSV196°, 49%, 93%
  • HSB196°, 49%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.808, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.808, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.808, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78CEED
  • DECIMAL ID7917293
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01