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#188BF2

#188bf2 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#188bf2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 54.51% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.08% cyan, 42.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 208.35°, with 89.34% saturation and 52.16% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 0.94.

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Relative luminance0.2507

Complementary

  1. #188bf2
  2. #f27f18

Split complementary

  1. #188bf2
  2. #f2181e
  3. #f2ec18

Analogous

  1. #18f2ec
  2. #188bf2
  3. #181ef2

Triadic

  1. #188bf2
  2. #f2188b
  3. #8bf218

Tetradic

  1. #188bf2
  2. #7f18f2
  3. #f27f18
  4. #8bf218

Square

  1. #188bf2
  2. #ec18f2
  3. #f27f18
  4. #1ef218

Monochromatic

  1. #063b6b
  2. #0a63b3
  3. #188bf2
  4. #60aff6
  5. #a9d4fa

Shades

#188bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #188bf2
  2. #167dda
  3. #136fc2
  4. #1161a9
  5. #0e5391
  6. #0c4679
  7. #0a3861
  8. #072a49
  9. #051c30
  10. #020e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#188bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #188bf2
  2. #2f97f3
  3. #46a2f5
  4. #5daef6
  5. #74b9f7
  6. #8cc5f9
  7. #a3d1fa
  8. #badcfb
  9. #d1e8fc
  10. #e8f3fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#188bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #188bf2
  2. #228ae7
  3. #2d89db
  4. #3788d0
  5. #4287c4
  6. #4c86b9
  7. #5684ae
  8. #6183a2
  9. #6b8297
  10. #76818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d8abc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5593f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a81f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4490f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2485f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-188bf2 {
  color: #188bf2;
}
Background
.bg-188bf2 {
  background-color: #188bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-188bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #188bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #188bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 139 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 89% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-188bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #188bf2, #181ef2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-188bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 139 242 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 0.94 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.10 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.89 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.55 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.61 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.68 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.19 #e7740d Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#188bf2  rgb(24, 139, 242)  hsl(208, 89%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#f27f18  rgb(242, 127, 24)  hsl(28, 89%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#f2188b  rgb(242, 24, 139)  hsl(328, 89%, 52%)  Deep Pink
#8bf218  rgb(139, 242, 24)  hsl(88, 89%, 52%)  Lawn Green