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#188CE2

#188ce2 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#188ce2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 54.9% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.38% cyan, 38.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 205.54°, with 80.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.14.

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Relative luminance0.2444

Complementary

  1. #188ce2
  2. #e26e18

Split complementary

  1. #188ce2
  2. #e21827
  3. #e2d318

Analogous

  1. #18e2d3
  2. #188ce2
  3. #1827e2

Triadic

  1. #188ce2
  2. #e2188c
  3. #8ce218

Tetradic

  1. #188ce2
  2. #6e18e2
  3. #e26e18
  4. #8ce218

Square

  1. #188ce2
  2. #d318e2
  3. #e26e18
  4. #27e218

Monochromatic

  1. #093658
  2. #11619d
  3. #188ce2
  4. #59aeed
  5. #9ed0f5

Shades

#188ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #188ce2
  2. #167ecb
  3. #1370b5
  4. #11629e
  5. #0e5488
  6. #0c4671
  7. #0a385a
  8. #072a44
  9. #051c2d
  10. #020e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#188ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #188ce2
  2. #2f98e5
  3. #46a3e8
  4. #5dafeb
  5. #74baee
  6. #8cc6f1
  7. #a3d1f3
  8. #baddf6
  9. #d1e8f9
  10. #e8f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#188ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #188ce2
  2. #228bd8
  3. #2d8ace
  4. #3788c5
  5. #4287bb
  6. #4c86b1
  7. #5685a7
  8. #61849d
  9. #6b8294
  10. #76818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c89b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6291e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4380e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e8fe4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3685e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-188ce2 {
  color: #188ce2;
}
Background
.bg-188ce2 {
  background-color: #188ce2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-188ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #188ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #188ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 140 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 81% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-188ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #188ce2, #1827e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-188ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 140 226 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.14 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.82 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.75 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.25 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.63 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.51 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.02 #e7731d Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#188ce2  rgb(24, 140, 226)  hsl(206, 81%, 49%)  Bleu de France
#e26e18  rgb(226, 110, 24)  hsl(26, 81%, 49%)  Chocolate
#e2188c  rgb(226, 24, 140)  hsl(326, 81%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#8ce218  rgb(140, 226, 24)  hsl(86, 81%, 49%)  Inchworm