All About Color #78B2CE

#78B2CE

About #78B2CE

#78B2CE is a light blue color with the hex code #78B2CE. In RGB it is red 120, green 178, blue 206; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 47%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 42%, 14%, 0%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 2.32:1 on white and 9.06:1 on black.

#78B2CE Color Conversion

Hex triplet78, B2, CE
CMYK41.75%, 13.59%, 0.00%, 19.22%
RGB Decimal120, 178, 206
HSL200°, 47%, 64%
RGB Octal170, 262, 316
HSV (HSB)199.53°, 41.75%, 80.78%
RGB Binary1111000, 10110010, 11001110
CIE-L*AB69.68, -11.57, -20.11
RGB Percent47.06%, 69.80%, 80.78%
CIE-L*CH69.68, 23.20, 240.08
XYZ34.81, 40.29, 64.33
CIE-L*UV69.68, -27.65, -29.51
xyY0.25, 0.29, 40.29
Hunter-Lab63.47, -13.20, -15.66
RYB47.06%, 60.64%, 80.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#78B2CE on a dark background: contrast 9.06:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#78B2CE on a light background: contrast 2.32:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #78B2CE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#78B2CE · #BCD8E7 · #3E88AC · #CE9578 · #E7CABC

Analogous palette

#78CE95 · #78CEC0 · #78B2CE · #7886CE · #9578CE

Triadic palette

#78B2CE · #CE78B2 · #B2CE78 · #BCD8E7 · #E7BCD8

Tetradic palette

#78B2CE · #C078CE · #CE9578 · #86CE78 · #3E88AC

Monochromatic palette

#2E647F · #4291B8 · #78B2CE · #B0D2E3 · #E9F2F7

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