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#188ce8 color: Bleu de France

#188ce8 is rgb(24, 140, 232) in RGB and oklch(62.782% 0.1673 249.471) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

62.8%
0.167
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.53:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #188ce8

#188ce8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.8% lightness, 0.167 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.53:1 contrast and black text 5.96:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #188ce8 mixed with white

  1. 188ce8
  2. 3d98eb
  3. 57a4ef
  4. 6eb0f1
  5. 84bcf4
  6. 98c7f7
  7. add2f9
  8. c2defb
  9. d6e9fc
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #188ce8 mixed with black

  1. 188ce8
  2. 1379ca
  3. 0f67ac
  4. 0a5590
  5. 074374
  6. 043359
  7. 022340
  8. 011429
  9. 000713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #188ce8 with less saturation

  1. 188ce8
  2. 2f8ddf
  3. 3f8dd5
  4. 4c8dcc
  5. 568dc3
  6. 608db9
  7. 698cb0
  8. 728ba6
  9. 798b9c
  10. 818a92

Questions about #188ce8

What color is #188ce8?

#188ce8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(24, 140, 232), in HSL hsl(206.54, 81.89%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.782% 0.1673 249.471).

What colors go well with #188ce8?

The complementary color of #188ce8 is #c37300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009ac0 and #7679ea. The triadic partners are #d95472 and #679b01.

Is white or black text more readable on #188ce8?

White text reads better on #188ce8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and black gives 5.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #188ce8 a warm or cool color?

#188ce8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 62.8% and its chroma 0.167.