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Hex #78bfda

#78bfda is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #78bfda color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#78bfda Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#78bfda copy to clipboard
RGB	R 120 G 191 B 218 RGB (120, 191, 218) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 196.53 S 0.57 L 0.66
CMYK	C 38% M 11% Y 0% K 15%
Usage of blue	The color #78bfda is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#78bfda Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#78bfda to RGB conversion

Red	120	120% RED
Green	191	191% GREEN
Blue	218	218% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(120, 191, 218); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(120, 191, 218); // for css background-color

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#78bfda to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
38.43 %	10.59 %	0 %	14.51 %

#78bfda to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
196.531	0.57	0.66

CSS code: color: hsl(196.5, 57%, 66%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #78bfda

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #78bfda

Tints and Shades of #78bfda

Tints of #78bfda		Shades of #78bfda
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #78bfda

This shows how text with the hex-color #78bfda would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #78bfda

Primary
#78bfda (already open)

Secondary
#da9378

Tertiary
#f5e3dc

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Complementary Color: #da9378

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #78bfda

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