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#178EB4

#178eb4 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#178eb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.22% cyan, 21.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 194.52°, with 77.34% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.2282

Complementary

  1. #178eb4
  2. #b43d17

Split complementary

  1. #178eb4
  2. #b4173f
  3. #b48b17

Analogous

  1. #17b48b
  2. #178eb4
  3. #173fb4

Triadic

  1. #178eb4
  2. #b4178e
  3. #8eb417

Tetradic

  1. #178eb4
  2. #3d17b4
  3. #b43d17
  4. #8eb417

Square

  1. #178eb4
  2. #8b17b4
  3. #b43d17
  4. #3fb417

Monochromatic

  1. #06232c
  2. #0e5870
  3. #178eb4
  4. #33bae5
  5. #76d1ee

Shades

#178eb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178eb4
  2. #1580a2
  3. #127290
  4. #10637e
  5. #0e556c
  6. #0c475a
  7. #093948
  8. #072b36
  9. #051c24
  10. #020e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#178eb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178eb4
  2. #2e99bc
  3. #45a5c3
  4. #5db0cb
  5. #74bbd2
  6. #8bc7da
  7. #a2d2e1
  8. #b9dde9
  9. #d1e8f0
  10. #e8f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178eb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178eb4
  2. #228daf
  3. #2c8baa
  4. #378aa4
  5. #41889f
  6. #4c879a
  7. #568695
  8. #618490
  9. #6b838a
  10. #768185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #698899 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #798bb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #667db4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00999b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #618cb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5184b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0095a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178eb4 {
  color: #178eb4;
}
Background
.bg-178eb4 {
  background-color: #178eb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178eb4 {
  border: 2px solid #178eb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178eb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 142 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 77% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178eb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178eb4, #173fb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178eb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 142 180 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.24 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.93 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.36 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.77 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.47 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.54 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.37 #e8714b Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#178eb4  rgb(23, 142, 180)  hsl(195, 77%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#b43d17  rgb(180, 61, 23)  hsl(15, 77%, 40%)  Rust
#b4178e  rgb(180, 23, 142)  hsl(315, 77%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#8eb417  rgb(142, 180, 23)  hsl(75, 77%, 40%)  Apple Green