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#2188C8

#2188c8 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2188c8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 53.33% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.5% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 202.99°, with 71.67% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.221

Complementary

  1. #2188c8
  2. #c86121

Split complementary

  1. #2188c8
  2. #c82135
  3. #c8b521

Analogous

  1. #21c8b5
  2. #2188c8
  3. #2135c8

Triadic

  1. #2188c8
  2. #c82188
  3. #88c821

Tetradic

  1. #2188c8
  2. #6121c8
  3. #c86121
  4. #88c821

Square

  1. #2188c8
  2. #b521c8
  3. #c86121
  4. #35c821

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2f45
  2. #165b86
  3. #2188c8
  4. #53ace3
  5. #95cbed

Shades

#2188c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2188c8
  2. #1e7ab4
  3. #1a6da0
  4. #175f8c
  5. #145278
  6. #114464
  7. #0d3650
  8. #0a293c
  9. #071b28
  10. #030e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2188c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2188c8
  2. #3794ce
  3. #4da0d3
  4. #64acd9
  5. #7ab8de
  6. #90c4e4
  7. #a6cfe9
  8. #bcdbef
  9. #d3e7f4
  10. #e9f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2188c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2188c8
  2. #2b87c1
  3. #3486ba
  4. #3e86b2
  5. #4785ab
  6. #5184a4
  7. #5a839d
  8. #648296
  9. #6d828e
  10. #778187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6884a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a8acb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537bc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00989f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5689ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4480c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2188c8 {
  color: #2188c8;
}
Background
.bg-2188c8 {
  background-color: #2188c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2188c8 {
  border: 2px solid #2188c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2188c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 136 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2188c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2188c8, #2135c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2188c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 136 200 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.91 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.22 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.06 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.03 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.20 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.46 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.35 #de7737 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2188c8  rgb(33, 136, 200)  hsl(203, 72%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#c86121  rgb(200, 97, 33)  hsl(23, 72%, 46%)  Burnt Orange
#c82188  rgb(200, 33, 136)  hsl(323, 72%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#88c821  rgb(136, 200, 33)  hsl(83, 72%, 46%)  Yellow Green