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#78BDE2 Color

#78BDE2 is rgb(120, 189, 226) in RGB, hsl(201, 65%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 16%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aero (#7CB9E8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78BDE2
HEX#78BDE2
RGBrgb(120, 189, 226)
HSLhsl(201, 65%, 68%)
HSVhsv(201, 47%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 16%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.088 233)
LABlab(73.07% -15.20 -25.79)
LCHlch(73.07% 29.94 239.49)

What #78BDE2 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 #78BDE2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 6.14Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 6.78Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 7.09Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 7.41Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 7.68Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 7.82

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

#78BDE2 Channel Values

How #78BDE2 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 189 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 65% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 47% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78BDE2 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 text10.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78BDE2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78BDE2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78BDE2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78BDE2
Complementary
#E29D78
Analogous
#78E2D3
Analogous
#7888E2
Triadic
#E278BD
Triadic
#BDE278
Split comp.
#E27888
Split comp.
#E2D378

Tints & Shades of #78BDE2

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

#89C6E6
#9ED0EA
#AFD8EE
#C0E0F2
#D1E8F5
#E6F3FA

Shades

#52ABDA
#2D98D2
#257DAD
#1C5E82
#14435D
#0C2837

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78BDE2.

How #78BDE2 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#78BDE2
Protanopia#B4B4E2
Protanomaly#9FB7E2
Deuteranopia#AAAAE3
Deuteranomaly#99B2E3
Tritanopia#6EC2C2
Tritanomaly#72C0D0
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78BDE2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78bde2: #78BDE2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78BDE2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78bde2': '#78BDE2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.741, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_78bde2">#78BDE2</color>
SVG fillfill="#78BDE2"

More Blue Colors

#78BDE2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#78BDE2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78BDE2?

#78BDE2 is a light blue — rgb(120, 189, 226) in RGB and hsl(201, 65%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aero (#7CB9E8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #78BDE2?

#78BDE2 is rgb(120, 189, 226) — red 120, green 189, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78BDE2?

#78BDE2 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 16%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78BDE2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78BDE2 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78BDE2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78BDE2 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 7.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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