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#178FED

#178fed ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#178fed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 56.08% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.3% cyan, 39.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 206.36°, with 85.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.2594

Complementary

  1. #178fed
  2. #ed7517

Split complementary

  1. #178fed
  2. #ed1724
  3. #ede017

Analogous

  1. #17ede0
  2. #178fed
  3. #1724ed

Triadic

  1. #178fed
  2. #ed178f
  3. #8fed17

Tetradic

  1. #178fed
  2. #7517ed
  3. #ed7517
  4. #8fed17

Square

  1. #178fed
  2. #e017ed
  3. #ed7517
  4. #24ed17

Monochromatic

  1. #083b63
  2. #0d65aa
  3. #178fed
  4. #5eb1f3
  5. #a5d4f8

Shades

#178fed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178fed
  2. #1581d5
  3. #1272be
  4. #1064a6
  5. #0e568e
  6. #0c4877
  7. #09395f
  8. #072b47
  9. #051d2f
  10. #020e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#178fed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178fed
  2. #2e9aef
  3. #45a5f1
  4. #5db1f2
  5. #74bcf4
  6. #8bc7f6
  7. #a2d2f8
  8. #b9ddfa
  9. #d1e9fb
  10. #e8f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178fed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178fed
  2. #228ee2
  3. #2c8cd7
  4. #378bcc
  5. #4189c1
  6. #4c88b7
  7. #5686ac
  8. #6185a1
  9. #6b8396
  10. #76828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f8dbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6095f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d83eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d93ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3288ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009dcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178fed {
  color: #178fed;
}
Background
.bg-178fed {
  background-color: #178fed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178fed {
  border: 2px solid #178fed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178fed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 143 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178fed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178fed, #1724ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178fed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 143 237 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.79 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.51 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.47 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.97 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.98 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.11 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.66 #e87012 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#178fed  rgb(23, 143, 237)  hsl(206, 86%, 51%)  Bleu de France
#ed7517  rgb(237, 117, 23)  hsl(26, 86%, 51%)  Pumpkin
#ed178f  rgb(237, 23, 143)  hsl(326, 86%, 51%)  Deep Pink
#8fed17  rgb(143, 237, 23)  hsl(86, 86%, 51%)  Lawn Green