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#188dea color: Bleu de France

#188dea is rgb(24, 141, 234) in RGB and oklch(63.13% 0.16869 249.549) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

63.1%
0.169
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.48:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #188dea

#188dea is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.1% lightness, 0.169 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.48:1 contrast and black text 6.04:1, 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: #188dea mixed with white

  1. 188dea
  2. 3d99ed
  3. 57a5f0
  4. 6eb1f3
  5. 84bcf5
  6. 99c8f8
  7. add3fa
  8. c2defb
  9. d6e9fd
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #188dea mixed with black

  1. 188dea
  2. 137acb
  3. 0f67ae
  4. 0a5591
  5. 074475
  6. 04335a
  7. 022341
  8. 011429
  9. 000713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #188dea with less saturation

  1. 188dea
  2. 308ee1
  3. 3f8ed7
  4. 4c8ece
  5. 578ec4
  6. 618ebb
  7. 6a8db1
  8. 728ca7
  9. 7a8c9e
  10. 828b94

Questions about #188dea

What color is #188dea?

#188dea is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(24, 141, 234), in HSL hsl(206.57, 83.33%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.13% 0.16869 249.549).

What colors go well with #188dea?

The complementary color of #188dea is #c47400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bc1 and #777aec. The triadic partners are #db5573 and #679c00.

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

White text reads better on #188dea: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and black gives 6.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #188dea a warm or cool color?

#188dea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 63.1% and its chroma 0.169.