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#178CD5

#178cd5 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#178cd5 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 54.9% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.2% cyan, 34.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 203.05°, with 80.51% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.2374

Complementary

  1. #178cd5
  2. #d56017

Split complementary

  1. #178cd5
  2. #d5172d
  3. #d5bf17

Analogous

  1. #17d5bf
  2. #178cd5
  3. #172dd5

Triadic

  1. #178cd5
  2. #d5178c
  3. #8cd517

Tetradic

  1. #178cd5
  2. #6017d5
  3. #d56017
  4. #8cd517

Square

  1. #178cd5
  2. #bf17d5
  3. #d56017
  4. #2dd517

Monochromatic

  1. #08314b
  2. #105f90
  3. #178cd5
  4. #4dafec
  5. #92cef3

Shades

#178cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178cd5
  2. #157ec0
  3. #1270aa
  4. #106295
  5. #0e5480
  6. #0c466b
  7. #093855
  8. #072a40
  9. #051c2b
  10. #020e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#178cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178cd5
  2. #2e98d9
  3. #45a3dd
  4. #5dafe2
  5. #74bae6
  6. #8bc6ea
  7. #a2d1ee
  8. #b9ddf2
  9. #d1e8f7
  10. #e8f4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178cd5
  2. #228bcd
  3. #2c8ac4
  4. #3788bc
  5. #4187b3
  6. #4c86ab
  7. #5685a2
  8. #61849a
  9. #6b8291
  10. #768189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b88ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #698fd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e7ed4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #548ed7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f84d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178cd5 {
  color: #178cd5;
}
Background
.bg-178cd5 {
  background-color: #178cd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #178cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 140 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 81% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178cd5, #172dd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 140 213 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.08 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.24 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.75 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.96 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.31 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.75 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.80 #e8732a Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#178cd5  rgb(23, 140, 213)  hsl(203, 81%, 46%)  Bleu de France
#d56017  rgb(213, 96, 23)  hsl(23, 81%, 46%)  Chocolate
#d5178c  rgb(213, 23, 140)  hsl(323, 81%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#8cd517  rgb(140, 213, 23)  hsl(83, 81%, 46%)  Yellow Green