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#188fea color: Bleu de France

#188fea is rgb(24, 143, 234) in RGB and oklch(63.578% 0.16667 248.741) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

63.6%
0.167
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #188fea

#188fea is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.6% lightness, 0.167 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.41:1 contrast and black text 6.16:1, 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: #188fea mixed with white

  1. 188fea
  2. 3e9bed
  3. 58a7f0
  4. 6fb2f3
  5. 84bdf5
  6. 99c9f8
  7. aed4fa
  8. c2dffb
  9. d6e9fd
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #188fea mixed with black

  1. 188fea
  2. 137ccb
  3. 0f69ae
  4. 0a5791
  5. 074575
  6. 04345a
  7. 022441
  8. 011529
  9. 000713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #188fea with less saturation

  1. 188fea
  2. 308fe1
  3. 4090d8
  4. 4d90ce
  5. 5890c5
  6. 628fbb
  7. 6b8fb2
  8. 748ea8
  9. 7c8d9f
  10. 838c95

Questions about #188fea

What color is #188fea?

#188fea is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(24, 143, 234), in HSL hsl(206, 83.33%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.578% 0.16667 248.741).

What colors go well with #188fea?

The complementary color of #188fea is #c77400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009dc2 and #777ced. The triadic partners are #db5776 and #6b9d05.

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

White text reads better on #188fea: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and black gives 6.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #188fea a warm or cool color?

#188fea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.6% and its chroma 0.167.