All About Color #78B6CE

#78B6CE

About #78B6CE

#78B6CE is a light blue color with the hex code #78B6CE. In RGB it is red 120, green 182, blue 206; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 47%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 42%, 12%, 0%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 2.24:1 on white and 9.38:1 on black.

#78B6CE Color Conversion

Hex triplet78, B6, CE
CMYK41.75%, 11.65%, 0.00%, 19.22%
RGB Decimal120, 182, 206
HSL197°, 47%, 64%
RGB Octal170, 266, 316
HSV (HSB)196.74°, 41.75%, 80.78%
RGB Binary1111000, 10110110, 11001110
CIE-L*AB70.81, -13.69, -18.39
RGB Percent47.06%, 71.37%, 80.78%
CIE-L*CH70.81, 22.93, 233.33
XYZ35.61, 41.91, 64.60
CIE-L*UV70.81, -29.27, -26.47
xyY0.25, 0.29, 41.91
Hunter-Lab64.73, -15.08, -13.86
RYB47.06%, 61.19%, 80.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#78B6CE on a dark background: contrast 9.38:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#78B6CE on a light background: contrast 2.24:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #78B6CE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#78B6CE · #BCDAE7 · #3E8DAC · #CE9178 · #E7C8BC

Analogous palette

#78CE91 · #78CEBC · #78B6CE · #788BCE · #9178CE

Triadic palette

#78B6CE · #CE78B6 · #B6CE78 · #BCDAE7 · #E7BCDA

Tetradic palette

#78B6CE · #BC78CE · #CE9178 · #8BCE78 · #3E8DAC

Monochromatic palette

#2E687F · #4296B8 · #78B6CE · #B0D4E3 · #E9F3F7

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