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#178AAA

#178aaa ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#178aaa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 54.12% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.47% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 193.06°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.2126

Complementary

  1. #178aaa
  2. #aa3717

Split complementary

  1. #178aaa
  2. #aa1740
  3. #aa8017

Analogous

  1. #17aa80
  2. #178aaa
  3. #1740aa

Triadic

  1. #178aaa
  2. #aa178a
  3. #8aaa17

Tetradic

  1. #178aaa
  2. #3717aa
  3. #aa3717
  4. #8aaa17

Square

  1. #178aaa
  2. #8017aa
  3. #aa3717
  4. #40aa17

Monochromatic

  1. #051d23
  2. #0e5367
  3. #178aaa
  4. #2bbae2
  5. #6fd0eb

Shades

#178aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178aaa
  2. #157c99
  3. #126e88
  4. #106177
  5. #0e5366
  6. #0c4555
  7. #093744
  8. #072933
  9. #051c22
  10. #020e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#178aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178aaa
  2. #2e96b3
  3. #45a1bb
  4. #5dadc4
  5. #74b9cc
  6. #8bc5d5
  7. #a2d0dd
  8. #b9dce6
  9. #d1e8ee
  10. #e8f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178aaa
  2. #2289a6
  3. #2c88a2
  4. #37879d
  5. #418699
  6. #4c8595
  7. #568491
  8. #61838d
  9. #6b8288
  10. #768184
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #658492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7887ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6579aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f88ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5180aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00909e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178aaa {
  color: #178aaa;
}
Background
.bg-178aaa {
  background-color: #178aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178aaa {
  border: 2px solid #178aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 138 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178aaa, #1740aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 138 170 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.78 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.93 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.62 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.50 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.68 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.61 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 12.64 #e87555 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#178aaa  rgb(23, 138, 170)  hsl(193, 76%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#aa3717  rgb(170, 55, 23)  hsl(13, 76%, 38%)  Rufous
#aa178a  rgb(170, 23, 138)  hsl(313, 76%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#8aaa17  rgb(138, 170, 23)  hsl(73, 76%, 38%)  Apple Green