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#178FB5

#178fb5 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#178fb5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 56.08% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.29% cyan, 20.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 194.43°, with 77.45% saturation and 40% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.2316

Complementary

  1. #178fb5
  2. #b53d17

Split complementary

  1. #178fb5
  2. #b51740
  3. #b58c17

Analogous

  1. #17b58c
  2. #178fb5
  3. #1740b5

Triadic

  1. #178fb5
  2. #b5178f
  3. #8fb517

Tetradic

  1. #178fb5
  2. #3d17b5
  3. #b53d17
  4. #8fb517

Square

  1. #178fb5
  2. #8c17b5
  3. #b53d17
  4. #40b517

Monochromatic

  1. #06242d
  2. #0e5971
  3. #178fb5
  4. #33bae5
  5. #77d1ee

Shades

#178fb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178fb5
  2. #1581a3
  3. #127291
  4. #10647f
  5. #0e566d
  6. #0c485b
  7. #093948
  8. #072b36
  9. #051d24
  10. #020e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#178fb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178fb5
  2. #2e9abc
  3. #45a5c4
  4. #5db1cb
  5. #74bcd3
  6. #8bc7da
  7. #a2d2e1
  8. #b9dde9
  9. #d1e9f0
  10. #e8f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178fb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178fb5
  2. #228eb0
  3. #2c8caa
  4. #378ba5
  5. #4189a0
  6. #4c889b
  7. #568695
  8. #618590
  9. #6b838b
  10. #768285
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69899a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a8cb7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #667eb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #628db6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5285b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178fb5 {
  color: #178fb5;
}
Background
.bg-178fb5 {
  background-color: #178fb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178fb5 {
  border: 2px solid #178fb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178fb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 143 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 77% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178fb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178fb5, #1740b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178fb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 143 181 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.97 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.01 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.70 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.97 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.28 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.83 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.10 #e8704a Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#178fb5  rgb(23, 143, 181)  hsl(194, 77%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#b53d17  rgb(181, 61, 23)  hsl(14, 77%, 40%)  Rust
#b5178f  rgb(181, 23, 143)  hsl(314, 77%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#8fb517  rgb(143, 181, 23)  hsl(74, 77%, 40%)  Apple Green