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#178EB0

#178eb0 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#178eb0 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 55.69% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.93% cyan, 19.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 193.33°, with 76.88% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.2266

Complementary

  1. #178eb0
  2. #b03917

Split complementary

  1. #178eb0
  2. #b01742
  3. #b08517

Analogous

  1. #17b085
  2. #178eb0
  3. #1742b0

Triadic

  1. #178eb0
  2. #b0178e
  3. #8eb017

Tetradic

  1. #178eb0
  2. #3917b0
  3. #b03917
  4. #8eb017

Square

  1. #178eb0
  2. #8517b0
  3. #b03917
  4. #42b017

Monochromatic

  1. #052129
  2. #0e576c
  3. #178eb0
  4. #30bce4
  5. #73d2ed

Shades

#178eb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178eb0
  2. #15809e
  3. #12728d
  4. #10637b
  5. #0e556a
  6. #0c4758
  7. #093946
  8. #072b35
  9. #051c23
  10. #020e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#178eb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178eb0
  2. #2e99b8
  3. #45a5c0
  4. #5db0c8
  5. #74bbd0
  6. #8bc7d8
  7. #a2d2df
  8. #b9dde7
  9. #d1e8ef
  10. #e8f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178eb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178eb0
  2. #228dab
  3. #2c8ba6
  4. #378aa2
  5. #41889d
  6. #4c8798
  7. #568693
  8. #61848e
  9. #6b838a
  10. #768185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #688797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b8bb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #677db0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009899 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #628cb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5384b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0094a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178eb0 {
  color: #178eb0;
}
Background
.bg-178eb0 {
  background-color: #178eb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178eb0 {
  border: 2px solid #178eb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178eb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 142 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178eb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178eb0, #1742b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178eb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 142 176 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.52 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.42 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.85 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.73 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.01 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.36 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.45 #e8714f Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#178eb0  rgb(23, 142, 176)  hsl(193, 77%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#b03917  rgb(176, 57, 23)  hsl(13, 77%, 39%)  Rust
#b0178e  rgb(176, 23, 142)  hsl(313, 77%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#8eb017  rgb(142, 176, 23)  hsl(73, 77%, 39%)  Apple Green