All About Color #188BCD

#188BCD

About #188BCD

#188BCD is a medium blue color with the hex code #188BCD. In RGB it is red 24, green 139, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 202°, saturation 79%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 88%, 32%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 3.74:1 on white and 5.61:1 on black.

#188BCD Color Conversion

Hex triplet18, 8B, CD
CMYK88.29%, 32.20%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal24, 139, 205
HSL202°, 79%, 45%
RGB Octal30, 213, 315
HSV (HSB)201.88°, 88.29%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11000, 10001011, 11001101
CIE-L*AB55.14, -6.16, -42.33
RGB Percent9.41%, 54.51%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH55.14, 42.77, 261.71
XYZ20.63, 23.07, 61.12
CIE-L*UV55.14, -34.27, -65.13
xyY0.20, 0.22, 23.07
Hunter-Lab48.03, -7.38, -41.83
RYB9.41%, 36.99%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#188BCD on a dark background: contrast 5.61:1, passes WCAG AA.
#188BCD on a light background: contrast 3.74:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #188BCD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#188BCD · #56B5EB · #0E537B · #CD5B18 · #EB8D56

Analogous palette

#18CD5B · #18CDB5 · #188BCD · #1830CD · #5B18CD

Triadic palette

#188BCD · #CD188B · #8BCD18 · #56B5EB · #EB56B5

Tetradic palette

#188BCD · #B518CD · #CD5B18 · #30CD18 · #0E537B

Monochromatic palette

#082E44 · #105D89 · #188BCD · #48AEEA · #8DCDF2

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