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#188CE4

#188ce4 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#188ce4 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 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.47% cyan, 38.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 205.88°, with 80.95% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.89.

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Relative luminance0.2455

Complementary

  1. #188ce4
  2. #e47018

Split complementary

  1. #188ce4
  2. #e41826
  3. #e4d618

Analogous

  1. #18e4d6
  2. #188ce4
  3. #1826e4

Triadic

  1. #188ce4
  2. #e4188c
  3. #8ce418

Tetradic

  1. #188ce4
  2. #7018e4
  3. #e47018
  4. #8ce418

Square

  1. #188ce4
  2. #d618e4
  3. #e47018
  4. #26e418

Monochromatic

  1. #09375a
  2. #11629f
  3. #188ce4
  4. #5baeee
  5. #a0d0f5

Shades

#188ce4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #188ce4
  2. #167ecd
  3. #1370b6
  4. #1162a0
  5. #0e5489
  6. #0c4672
  7. #0a385b
  8. #072a44
  9. #051c2e
  10. #020e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#188ce4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #188ce4
  2. #2f98e7
  3. #46a3e9
  4. #5dafec
  5. #74baef
  6. #8cc6f2
  7. #a3d1f4
  8. #baddf7
  9. #d1e8fa
  10. #e8f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#188ce4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #188ce4
  2. #228bda
  3. #2d8ad0
  4. #3788c6
  5. #4287bc
  6. #4c86b2
  7. #5685a8
  8. #61849e
  9. #6b8294
  10. #76818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8ab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6191e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4180e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d8fe6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3585e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-188ce4 {
  color: #188ce4;
}
Background
.bg-188ce4 {
  background-color: #188ce4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-188ce4 {
  border: 2px solid #188ce4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #188ce4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 140 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 81% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-188ce4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #188ce4, #1826e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-188ce4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 140 228 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.89 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.56 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.86 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.05 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.63 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.56 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.81 #e7731b Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#188ce4  rgb(24, 140, 228)  hsl(206, 81%, 49%)  Bleu de France
#e47018  rgb(228, 112, 24)  hsl(26, 81%, 49%)  Chocolate
#e4188c  rgb(228, 24, 140)  hsl(326, 81%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#8ce418  rgb(140, 228, 24)  hsl(86, 81%, 49%)  Inchworm