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#178BF2

#178bf2 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#178bf2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 54.51% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.5% cyan, 42.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 208.22°, with 89.39% saturation and 51.96% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 0.95.

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Relative luminance0.2506

Complementary

  1. #178bf2
  2. #f27e17

Split complementary

  1. #178bf2
  2. #f2171d
  3. #f2ec17

Analogous

  1. #17f2ec
  2. #178bf2
  3. #171df2

Triadic

  1. #178bf2
  2. #f2178b
  3. #8bf217

Tetradic

  1. #178bf2
  2. #7e17f2
  3. #f27e17
  4. #8bf217

Square

  1. #178bf2
  2. #ec17f2
  3. #f27e17
  4. #1df217

Monochromatic

  1. #063b6a
  2. #0a63b2
  3. #178bf2
  4. #5faff6
  5. #a8d3fa

Shades

#178bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178bf2
  2. #157dda
  3. #126fc2
  4. #1061a9
  5. #0e5391
  6. #0c4679
  7. #093861
  8. #072a49
  9. #051c30
  10. #020e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#178bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178bf2
  2. #2e97f3
  3. #45a2f5
  4. #5daef6
  5. #74b9f7
  6. #8bc5f9
  7. #a2d1fa
  8. #b9dcfb
  9. #d1e8fc
  10. #e8f3fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178bf2
  2. #228ae7
  3. #2c89db
  4. #3788d0
  5. #4187c4
  6. #4c86b9
  7. #5684ae
  8. #6183a2
  9. #6b8297
  10. #76818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d8abc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5593f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a81f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4490f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2385f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178bf2 {
  color: #178bf2;
}
Background
.bg-178bf2 {
  background-color: #178bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #178bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 139 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 89% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178bf2, #171df2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 139 242 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 0.95 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.12 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.92 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.59 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.61 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.69 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.19 #e8740d Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#178bf2  rgb(23, 139, 242)  hsl(208, 89%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#f27e17  rgb(242, 126, 23)  hsl(28, 89%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#f2178b  rgb(242, 23, 139)  hsl(328, 89%, 52%)  Deep Pink
#8bf217  rgb(139, 242, 23)  hsl(88, 89%, 52%)  Lawn Green