Information about #188CB6 color

#188CB6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#188CB6 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(24, 140, 182) — 9.4% red, 54.9% green, 71.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 87 / 23 / 0 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#188CB6 is a vivid, lively azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Cyan Cornflower Blue (#188BC2). Slightly further away sit Blue Green (#0D98BA) and Pelorous (#2599B2).

In RGB terms — rgb(24, 140, 182) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #188CB6: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. No one has named #188CB6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#188CB6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#188CB6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#C9EBF8

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White

#FFFFFF

#188CB6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#136F90

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#0E536C

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#093748

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#051C24

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Black

#000000

#188CB6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#298AAD

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#3C88A4

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#518699

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#68838D

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Grey

#808080

#188CB6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#2217B5

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#174CB5

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#17B5A0

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#17B561

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#17B522

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#188CB6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#188CB6

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#B54117
#B54117

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#188CB6
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#B59017
#B59017

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#B5173C
#B5173C

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#173CB5
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#188CB6
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#17B590
#17B590

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#188CB6
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#B5178B
#B5178B

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#8BB517
#8BB517

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#188CB6
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#4117B5
#4117B5

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#B54117
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#8BB517
#8BB517

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#9017B5
#9017B5

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#B54117
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#3CB517
#3CB517

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Nearest named colors to #188CB6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cyan Cornflower Blue color link
Cyan Cornflower Blue

#188BC2

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

Water Blue color link
Water Blue

#0E87CC

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Bondi Blue color link
Bondi Blue

#0095B6

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

Douban Blue color link
Douban Blue

#2496CD

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Strong Arctic Blue color link
Strong Arctic Blue

#0093A8

#188CB6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#188CB6
  • RGB24, 140, 182
  • CMYK87, 23, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(24, 140, 182)
  • HSL196°, 77%, 40%
  • HSL Precise195.949°, 76.699%, 40.392%
  • HSV196°, 87%, 71%
  • HSB196°, 87%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.094, 0.549, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.094, 0.549, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.094, 0.549, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID188CB6
  • DECIMAL ID1608886
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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