Information about #78BDCE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #78BDCE is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 189, 206) — 47.1% red, 74.1% green, 80.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 34 / 7 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#78BDCE presents itself as a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Seagull (#77B7D0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blue Hosta (#77BFC7) and Refresh (#71B8CA).

The recipe behind #78BDCE is rgb(120, 189, 206), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#78BDCE color variations

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

#78BDCE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78BDCE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78BDCE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78BDCE 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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#78BDCE 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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#CE8978
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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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#CEB478
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#CE7892
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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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#CE78BD
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#BDCE78
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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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#8978CE
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#BDCE78
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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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#B478CE
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#CE8978
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#92CE78
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Nearest named colors to #78BDCE

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

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

#78BDCE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78BDCE
  • RGB120, 189, 206
  • CMYK34, 7, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(120, 189, 206)
  • HSL192°, 47%, 64%
  • HSL Precise191.86°, 46.739%, 63.922%
  • HSV192°, 42%, 81%
  • HSB192°, 42%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.741, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.741, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.741, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78BDCE
  • DECIMAL ID7912910
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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