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#78BCED Color

#78BCED is rgb(120, 188, 237) in RGB, hsl(205, 76%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 21%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aero (#7CB9E8), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78BCED
HEX#78BCED
RGBrgb(120, 188, 237)
HSLhsl(205, 76%, 70%)
HSVhsv(205, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 21%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.099 241)
LABlab(73.13% -12.30 -31.62)
LCHlch(73.13% 33.93 248.75)

What #78BCED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #78BCED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 2.19Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 5.07Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 6.99Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 8.03Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 8.71Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 9.8

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#78BCED Channel Values

How #78BCED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 120 · G 188 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 205° · S 76% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 205° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78BCED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78BCED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78BCED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78BCED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78BCED
Complementary
#EDA978
Analogous
#78EDE3
Analogous
#7882ED
Triadic
#ED78BC
Triadic
#BCED78
Split comp.
#ED7882
Split comp.
#EDE378

Tints & Shades of #78BCED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8AC5EF
#9CCEF2
#AED7F4
#C0E0F6
#D2E9F9
#E4F2FB

Shades

#50A8E7
#2392E1
#1A79BC
#145C90
#0E4267
#08253A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78BCED.

How #78BCED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#78BCED
Protanopia#B3B3ED
Protanomaly#9FB6ED
Deuteranopia#A9A9EE
Deuteranomaly#98B1EE
Tritanopia#6AC3C3
Tritanomaly#70C0D5
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78BCED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-78bced: #78BCED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78BCED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78bced': '#78BCED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.737, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_78bced">#78BCED</color>
SVG fillfill="#78BCED"

More Blue Colors

#78BCED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#78BCED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78BCED?

#78BCED is a light blue — rgb(120, 188, 237) in RGB and hsl(205, 76%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aero (#7CB9E8), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.19.

What is the RGB value of #78BCED?

#78BCED is rgb(120, 188, 237) — red 120, green 188, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78BCED?

#78BCED converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 21%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78BCED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78BCED scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78BCED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78BCED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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