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#178CB1

#178cb1 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#178cb1 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 54.9% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.01% cyan, 20.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 194.42°, with 77% saturation and 39.22% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.2211

Complementary

  1. #178cb1
  2. #b13c17

Split complementary

  1. #178cb1
  2. #b1173f
  3. #b18917

Analogous

  1. #17b189
  2. #178cb1
  3. #173fb1

Triadic

  1. #178cb1
  2. #b1178c
  3. #8cb117

Tetradic

  1. #178cb1
  2. #3c17b1
  3. #b13c17
  4. #8cb117

Square

  1. #178cb1
  2. #8917b1
  3. #b13c17
  4. #3fb117

Monochromatic

  1. #05212a
  2. #0e566d
  3. #178cb1
  4. #30b9e4
  5. #74d0ed

Shades

#178cb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178cb1
  2. #157e9f
  3. #12708e
  4. #10627c
  5. #0e546a
  6. #0c4659
  7. #093847
  8. #072a35
  9. #051c23
  10. #020e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#178cb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178cb1
  2. #2e98b9
  3. #45a3c1
  4. #5dafc8
  5. #74bad0
  6. #8bc6d8
  7. #a2d1e0
  8. #b9dde8
  9. #d1e8ef
  10. #e8f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178cb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178cb1
  2. #228bac
  3. #2c8aa7
  4. #3788a2
  5. #41879d
  6. #4c8699
  7. #568594
  8. #61848f
  9. #6b828a
  10. #768185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #678697 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7889b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647bb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009798 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #608ab2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5082b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178cb1 {
  color: #178cb1;
}
Background
.bg-178cb1 {
  background-color: #178cb1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178cb1 {
  border: 2px solid #178cb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178cb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 140 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178cb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178cb1, #173fb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178cb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 140 177 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.62 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.77 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.65 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.79 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.09 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.92 #e8734e Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#178cb1  rgb(23, 140, 177)  hsl(194, 77%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#b13c17  rgb(177, 60, 23)  hsl(14, 77%, 39%)  Rust
#b1178c  rgb(177, 23, 140)  hsl(314, 77%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#8cb117  rgb(140, 177, 23)  hsl(74, 77%, 39%)  Apple Green