All About Color #188ECD

#188ECD

About #188ECD

#188ECD is a medium blue color with the hex code #188ECD. In RGB it is red 24, green 142, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 201°, saturation 79%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 88%, 31%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 3.63:1 on white and 5.79:1 on black.

#188ECD Color Conversion

Hex triplet18, 8E, CD
CMYK88.29%, 30.73%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal24, 142, 205
HSL201°, 79%, 45%
RGB Octal30, 216, 315
HSV (HSB)200.88°, 88.29%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11000, 10001110, 11001101
CIE-L*AB56.04, -7.90, -40.92
RGB Percent9.41%, 55.69%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH56.04, 41.67, 259.08
XYZ21.07, 23.95, 61.27
CIE-L*UV56.04, -35.28, -62.82
xyY0.20, 0.23, 23.95
Hunter-Lab48.94, -8.79, -39.98
RYB9.41%, 37.42%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#188ECD on a dark background: contrast 5.79:1, passes WCAG AA.
#188ECD on a light background: contrast 3.63:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#188ECD · #56B7EB · #0E557B · #CD5818 · #EB8A56

Analogous palette

#18CD58 · #18CDB2 · #188ECD · #1833CD · #5818CD

Triadic palette

#188ECD · #CD188E · #8ECD18 · #56B7EB · #EB56B7

Tetradic palette

#188ECD · #B218CD · #CD5818 · #33CD18 · #0E557B

Monochromatic palette

#082F44 · #105F89 · #188ECD · #48B1EA · #8DCEF2

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