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#2188CE

#2188ce ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2188ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.98% cyan, 33.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 204.28°, with 72.38% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.2239

Complementary

  1. #2188ce
  2. #ce6721

Split complementary

  1. #2188ce
  2. #ce2131
  3. #cebd21

Analogous

  1. #21cebd
  2. #2188ce
  3. #2131ce

Triadic

  1. #2188ce
  2. #ce2188
  3. #88ce21

Tetradic

  1. #2188ce
  2. #6721ce
  3. #ce6721
  4. #88ce21

Square

  1. #2188ce
  2. #bd21ce
  3. #ce6721
  4. #31ce21

Monochromatic

  1. #0c314a
  2. #165c8c
  3. #2188ce
  4. #57abe4
  5. #99ccef

Shades

#2188ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2188ce
  2. #1e7ab9
  3. #1a6da5
  4. #175f90
  5. #14527c
  6. #114467
  7. #0d3652
  8. #0a293e
  9. #071b29
  10. #030e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2188ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2188ce
  2. #3794d3
  3. #4da0d8
  4. #64acdd
  5. #7ab8e2
  6. #90c4e7
  7. #a6cfeb
  8. #bcdbf0
  9. #d3e7f5
  10. #e9f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2188ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2188ce
  2. #2b87c6
  3. #3486be
  4. #3e86b7
  5. #4785af
  6. #5184a7
  7. #5a839f
  8. #648297
  9. #6d8290
  10. #778188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6985a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #678bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e7bcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #538ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4181cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2188ce {
  color: #2188ce;
}
Background
.bg-2188ce {
  background-color: #2188ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2188ce {
  border: 2px solid #2188ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2188ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 136 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2188ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2188ce, #2131ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2188ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 136 206 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.97 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.22 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.60 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.27 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.39 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.95 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.04 #de7731 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2188ce  rgb(33, 136, 206)  hsl(204, 72%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#ce6721  rgb(206, 103, 33)  hsl(24, 72%, 47%)  Chocolate
#ce2188  rgb(206, 33, 136)  hsl(324, 72%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#88ce21  rgb(136, 206, 33)  hsl(84, 72%, 47%)  Yellow Green