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#188FCD

#188fcd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#188fcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 56.08% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.29% cyan, 30.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 200.55°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 6.06.

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Relative luminance0.2425

Complementary

  1. #188fcd
  2. #cd5618

Split complementary

  1. #188fcd
  2. #cd1835
  3. #cdb018

Analogous

  1. #18cdb0
  2. #188fcd
  3. #1835cd

Triadic

  1. #188fcd
  2. #cd188f
  3. #8fcd18

Tetradic

  1. #188fcd
  2. #5618cd
  3. #cd5618
  4. #8fcd18

Square

  1. #188fcd
  2. #b018cd
  3. #cd5618
  4. #35cd18

Monochromatic

  1. #082f44
  2. #105f89
  3. #188fcd
  4. #48b2ea
  5. #8ccff2

Shades

#188fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #188fcd
  2. #1681b9
  3. #1372a4
  4. #116490
  5. #0e567b
  6. #0c4867
  7. #0a3952
  8. #072b3e
  9. #051d29
  10. #020e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#188fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #188fcd
  2. #2f9ad2
  3. #46a5d7
  4. #5db1dc
  5. #74bce1
  6. #8cc7e6
  7. #a3d2eb
  8. #baddf0
  9. #d1e9f5
  10. #e8f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#188fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #188fcd
  2. #228ec5
  3. #2d8cbe
  4. #378bb6
  5. #4289ae
  6. #4c88a7
  7. #56869f
  8. #618597
  9. #6b838f
  10. #768288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8aa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7190d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5980cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a8fcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4886cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-188fcd {
  color: #188fcd;
}
Background
.bg-188fcd {
  background-color: #188fcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-188fcd {
  border: 2px solid #188fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #188fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 143 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-188fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #188fcd, #1835cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-188fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 143 205 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.06 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.18 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.52 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.30 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.58 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.58 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.72 #e77032 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#188fcd  rgb(24, 143, 205)  hsl(201, 79%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#cd5618  rgb(205, 86, 24)  hsl(21, 79%, 45%)  Burnt Orange
#cd188f  rgb(205, 24, 143)  hsl(321, 79%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#8fcd18  rgb(143, 205, 24)  hsl(81, 79%, 45%)  Yellow Green