Information about #78B0C9 color

#78B0C9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #78B0C9 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 176, 201) — 47.1% red, 69% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 32 / 10 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#78B0C9 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Seagull (#77B7D0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Glacier (#78B1BF) and Refresh (#71B8CA).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 176, 201) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #78B0C9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #78B0C9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#78B0C9 color variations

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

#78B0C9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78B0C9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78B0C9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78B0C9 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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#78B0C9 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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#C9BA78
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#C97887
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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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#9278C9
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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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#BA78C9
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#C99278
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#87C978
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Nearest named colors to #78B0C9

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

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

#78B0C9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78B0C9
  • RGB120, 176, 201
  • CMYK32, 10, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(120, 176, 201)
  • HSL199°, 43%, 63%
  • HSL Precise198.519°, 42.857%, 62.941%
  • HSV199°, 40%, 79%
  • HSB199°, 40%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.690, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.690, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.690, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78B0C9
  • DECIMAL ID7909577
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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