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#178FA2

#178fa2 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#178fa2 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 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.8% cyan, 11.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 188.2°, with 75.14% saturation and 36.27% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.04.

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Relative luminance0.2244

Complementary

  1. #178fa2
  2. #a22a17

Split complementary

  1. #178fa2
  2. #a21749
  3. #a26f17

Analogous

  1. #17a26f
  2. #178fa2
  3. #1749a2

Triadic

  1. #178fa2
  2. #a2178f
  3. #8fa217

Tetradic

  1. #178fa2
  2. #2a17a2
  3. #a22a17
  4. #8fa217

Square

  1. #178fa2
  2. #6f17a2
  3. #a22a17
  4. #49a217

Monochromatic

  1. #04191c
  2. #0d545f
  3. #178fa2
  4. #25c7e0
  5. #68d8ea

Shades

#178fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178fa2
  2. #158192
  3. #127282
  4. #106471
  5. #0e5661
  6. #0c4851
  7. #093941
  8. #072b31
  9. #051d20
  10. #020e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#178fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178fa2
  2. #2e9aab
  3. #45a5b5
  4. #5db1be
  5. #74bcc7
  6. #8bc7d1
  7. #a2d2da
  8. #b9dde3
  9. #d1e9ec
  10. #e8f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178fa2
  2. #228e9f
  3. #2c8c9b
  4. #378b98
  5. #418994
  6. #4c8891
  7. #56868e
  8. #61858a
  9. #6b8387
  10. #768283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #688890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #808aa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7da2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #668ca3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5884a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00949a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178fa2 {
  color: #178fa2;
}
Background
.bg-178fa2 {
  background-color: #178fa2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #178fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 143 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 75% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178fa2, #1749a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 143 162 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.04 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.07 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.09 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.78 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.03 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.78 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.54 #e8705d Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#178fa2  rgb(23, 143, 162)  hsl(188, 75%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#a22a17  rgb(162, 42, 23)  hsl(8, 75%, 36%)  Rufous
#a2178f  rgb(162, 23, 143)  hsl(308, 75%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#8fa217  rgb(143, 162, 23)  hsl(68, 75%, 36%)  Apple Green