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#178BD2

#178bd2 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#178bd2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 54.51% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.05% cyan, 33.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 202.78°, with 80.26% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.233

Complementary

  1. #178bd2
  2. #d25e17

Split complementary

  1. #178bd2
  2. #d2172e
  3. #d2bc17

Analogous

  1. #17d2bc
  2. #178bd2
  3. #172ed2

Triadic

  1. #178bd2
  2. #d2178b
  3. #8bd217

Tetradic

  1. #178bd2
  2. #5e17d2
  3. #d25e17
  4. #8bd217

Square

  1. #178bd2
  2. #bc17d2
  3. #d25e17
  4. #2ed217

Monochromatic

  1. #083048
  2. #0f5d8d
  3. #178bd2
  4. #4aaeeb
  5. #8fcdf3

Shades

#178bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178bd2
  2. #157dbd
  3. #126fa8
  4. #106193
  5. #0e537e
  6. #0c4669
  7. #093854
  8. #072a3f
  9. #051c2a
  10. #020e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#178bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178bd2
  2. #2e97d7
  3. #45a2db
  4. #5daee0
  5. #74b9e4
  6. #8bc5e9
  7. #a2d1ed
  8. #b9dcf2
  9. #d1e8f6
  10. #e8f3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178bd2
  2. #228aca
  3. #2c89c2
  4. #3788b9
  5. #4187b1
  6. #4c86a9
  7. #5684a1
  8. #618399
  9. #6b8290
  10. #768188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a87a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #698dd5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f7dd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #548cd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4083d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178bd2 {
  color: #178bd2;
}
Background
.bg-178bd2 {
  background-color: #178bd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #178bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 139 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178bd2, #172ed2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 139 210 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.39 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.94 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.15 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.77 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.60 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.64 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.06 #e8742d Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#178bd2  rgb(23, 139, 210)  hsl(203, 80%, 46%)  Bleu de France
#d25e17  rgb(210, 94, 23)  hsl(23, 80%, 46%)  Burnt Orange
#d2178b  rgb(210, 23, 139)  hsl(323, 80%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bd217  rgb(139, 210, 23)  hsl(83, 80%, 46%)  Yellow Green