When Blooming Alabaster without Brightening

#78e0ee RGB(120,224,238)

About this color

When Blooming Alabaster without Brightening settles into a light cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #78e0ee, RGB(120, 224, 238).

#78e0eeRGB(120, 224, 238)

HSL 187° · 78% saturation · 70% lightness

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Psychology

Pale cyan is one of the most readable background tones for screens: low fatigue, high clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

Light enough to serve as a base layer in light-mode design systems, lending warmth or cool clarity to an otherwise white canvas. Works well with a bold complementary accent.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Blooming Alabaster without Brightening
HEX
#78e0ee
RGB
rgb(120,224,238)
RGB%
rgb(47.1%,87.8%,93.3%)
HSL
hsl(187,78%,70%)
HSV
hsv(187,50%,93%)
CMYK
cmyk(50,6,0,7)
LAB
lab(84,-27,-16)
LCH
lch(84,31,211)
sRGB
(0.471,0.878,0.933)
HEX8
#78e0eeff
CSS Name
Decimal
120224238

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Color info

Lightness
70%
Saturation
78%
Hue
187°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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