Colour

#188FD6

#188FD6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#188FD6 is a blue with RGB values 24, 143, 214 and HSL 202°, 80%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#188FD6#188FD6

HEX#188FD6

RGBrgb(24, 143, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.5608, 0.8392

RGB percentages9.4%, 56.1%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(202.4, 79.8%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 88.8%, 83.9%)

CMYK88.8%, 33.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,609,686

CSS custom property--colour: #188FD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#E77029

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D91D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5381D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00A1A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D65F18

Analogous#18D6BE, #1830D6

Triadic#D6188F, #8FD618

Split complementary#D61830, #D6BE18

Tetradic#BE18D6, #D65F18, #30D618

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C2E4F8

Lighter +30%#94D0F3

Lighter +20%#66BBEE

Lighter +10%#38A7E9

Darker −10%#1370A8

Darker −20%#0E527A

Darker −30%#09334C

Darker −40%#03141F

More saturated +25%#0095EE

Less saturated −25%#3687B8

Channel breakdown

R24

G143

B214

Red24 (9.4%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue202.42°

Saturation (HSL)79.83%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 18 · G 8F · B D6

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