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#178FB4

#178fb4 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#178fb4 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 56.08% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.22% cyan, 20.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 194.14°, 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.2312

Complementary

  1. #178fb4
  2. #b43c17

Split complementary

  1. #178fb4
  2. #b41740
  3. #b48a17

Analogous

  1. #17b48a
  2. #178fb4
  3. #1740b4

Triadic

  1. #178fb4
  2. #b4178f
  3. #8fb417

Tetradic

  1. #178fb4
  2. #3c17b4
  3. #b43c17
  4. #8fb417

Square

  1. #178fb4
  2. #8a17b4
  3. #b43c17
  4. #40b417

Monochromatic

  1. #06232c
  2. #0e5970
  3. #178fb4
  4. #33bbe5
  5. #76d1ee

Shades

#178fb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178fb4
  2. #1581a2
  3. #127290
  4. #10647e
  5. #0e566c
  6. #0c485a
  7. #093948
  8. #072b36
  9. #051d24
  10. #020e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#178fb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178fb4
  2. #2e9abc
  3. #45a5c3
  4. #5db1cb
  5. #74bcd2
  6. #8bc7da
  7. #a2d2e1
  8. #b9dde9
  9. #d1e9f0
  10. #e8f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178fb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178fb4
  2. #228eaf
  3. #2c8caa
  4. #378ba4
  5. #41899f
  6. #4c889a
  7. #568695
  8. #618590
  9. #6b838a
  10. #768285
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69899a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b8cb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #677eb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #628db5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5285b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178fb4 {
  color: #178fb4;
}
Background
.bg-178fb4 {
  background-color: #178fb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178fb4 {
  border: 2px solid #178fb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178fb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 143 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 77% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178fb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178fb4, #1740b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178fb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 143 180 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.74 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.11 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.80 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.19 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.50 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.70 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.11 #e8704b Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#178fb4  rgb(23, 143, 180)  hsl(194, 77%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#b43c17  rgb(180, 60, 23)  hsl(14, 77%, 40%)  Rust
#b4178f  rgb(180, 23, 143)  hsl(314, 77%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#8fb417  rgb(143, 180, 23)  hsl(74, 77%, 40%)  Apple Green