#78bdd4 Color Information

#78bdd4 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #78bdd4, and its official name is Blue Topaz. In RGB, it consists of 47.1% Red, 74.1% Green, and 83.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 43.4% Cyan, 10.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 16.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 195.0°, with saturation of 51.7% and lightness of 65.1%. The decimal value for #78bdd4 is 7912916, and its nearest "web safe" color is #66cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #78bdd4 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#78bdd4 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorBlue Topaz Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color120, 189, 212 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color47.1%, 74.1%, 83.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.529, 0.259, 0.169 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.434, 0.108, 0, 0.169 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color195.0°, 51.7%, 65.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color195.0°, 43.4%, 83.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color37.827, 45.142, 69.007 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color120, 159, 212 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7912916 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.985, -15.774, -18.371 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.985, 24.214, 229.350 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.985, -32.000, -26.261 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color67.188, -17.082, -13.864 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.249, 0.297, 45.142 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4286102996 / 0xff78bdd4 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#66cccc Copy
Last Updated: November 20, 2024

Shades of #78bdd4

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #78bdd4, its pure hue is 195.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.7%, and its lightness is 65.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #78bdd4, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0f181b to #69a5ba.

Tints of #78bdd4

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #78bdd4, its pure hue is 195.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.7%, and its lightness is 65.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #78bdd4, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #89c5d9 to #eef7fa.

Tones of #78bdd4

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #78bdd4, its pure hue is 195.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #78bdd4, which range from #a6a6a6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #4dd3ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #78bdd4

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #78bdd4! For #78bdd4, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #78bdd4. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #78bdd4

This color, #78bdd4, consists of 47.1% Red, 74.1% Green, and 83.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 120, Green = 189, Blue = 212. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #78bdd4 is 43.4% Cyan, 10.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 16.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R47.1%
C43.4%
G74.1%
M10.8%
B83.1%
Y0.0%
K16.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 120 189 212
Octal 170 275 324
Hexa #78 #bd #d4
Binary 01111000 10111101 11010100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 43 10 0 16
Octal 53 12 0 20
Hexa #2b #0a #00 #10
Binary 00101011 00001010 00000000 00010000

Analogous Colors of #78bdd4

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #78bdd4 — which has hue 195.0° — its analogous colors are located at 165.0° and 225.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78bdd4.

Triadic Colors of #78bdd4

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #78bdd4 — which has hue 195.0° — its triadic colors are located at 75.0° and 315.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78bdd4.

Complementary Color of #78bdd4

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #78bdd4 — which has hue 195.0° — its complementary color is located at 15.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78bdd4.

Split Complementary Colors of #78bdd4

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #78bdd4 — which has hue 195.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 45.0° and 345.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78bdd4.

Tetradic Colors of #78bdd4

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #78bdd4 — which has hue 195.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 105.0°, 195.0°, 285.0°, and 15.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78bdd4.

Monochromatic Colors of #78bdd4

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #78bdd4, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #588a9b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #b1e3f4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #78bdd4

We want to make getting started with #78bdd4 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #78bdd4 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #78bdd4 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #78bdd4 with other HTML elements.

#78bdd4 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #78bdd4.
<span style="color: #78bdd4;">The color of this text is #78bdd4.</span>

#78bdd4 Background Color

The background color for this text is #78bdd4.
<div style="background-color: #78bdd4; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #78bdd4.</div>

#78bdd4 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #78bdd4.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #78bdd4;">This color for the shadow of this text is #78bdd4.</span>

#78bdd4 Border Color

This is a div with border color #78bdd4.
<div style="border: #78bdd4 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #78bdd4.</div>

#78bdd4 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #78bdd4 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #78bdd4; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #78bdd4 on a white background.</div></div>

#78bdd4 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #78bdd4 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #78bdd4; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #78bdd4 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #78bdd4 to White

This is a gradient from #78bdd4 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#78bdd4,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#78bdd4,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#78bdd4,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#78bdd4,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #78bdd4 to white.</div>

Gradient from #78bdd4 to Black

This is a gradient from #78bdd4 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#78bdd4,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#78bdd4,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#78bdd4,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#78bdd4,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #78bdd4 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #78bdd4

In addition to using #78bdd4 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #78bdd4 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #78bdd4, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 120, Green = 189, Blue = 212). If you need details about the color coordinates of #78bdd4 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #78bdd4
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(120, 189, 212)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #78bdd4; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #78bdd4; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #78bdd4; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(120, 189, 212);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#78bdd4")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:120, green:189, blue:212, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:120 green:189 blue:212 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(120f, 189f, 212f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(120, 189, 212);
 

#78bdd4 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #78bdd4 the same way. For those with color blindness, #78bdd4 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #78bdd4 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #78bdd4 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #78bdd4 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #78bdd4 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #78bdd4 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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