Information about #288AEE color

#288AEE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#288AEE falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(40, 138, 238) — 15.7% red, 54.1% green, 93.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 83 / 42 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#288AEE is a intensely saturated azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Weebly Blue (#1F8EED). Slightly further away sit Bleu De France (#318CE7) and Dodger Blue (#1E90FF).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(40, 138, 238)), which gives #288AEE its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #288AEE: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. No one has named #288AEE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#288AEE color variations

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

#288AEE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#D5E8FC

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White

#FFFFFF

#288AEE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#1170D0

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#0D549C

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#083868

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Black

#000000

#288AEE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#6D8297

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Grey

#808080

#288AEE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B32BEE

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#652BEE

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#2B3EEE

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#2BDAEE

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#2BEEB3

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#2BEE65

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#288AEE 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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#EE8C2B
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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
#288AEE
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#EEEE2B
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#EE2B2B
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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
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#2BEEEE
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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
#288AEE
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#EE2B8C
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#8CEE2B
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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
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#8C2BEE
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#EE8C2B
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#8CEE2B
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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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#EE2BEE
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#EE8C2B
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#2BEE2B
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Nearest named colors to #288AEE

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

Weebly Blue color link
Weebly Blue

#1F8EED

Bleu De France color link
Bleu De France

#318CE7

Dodger Blue color link
Dodger Blue

#1E90FF

Clear Blue color link
Clear Blue

#247AFD

Button Blue color link
Button Blue

#24A0ED

Blue Dress color link
Blue Dress

#157DEC

Brilliant Azure color link
Brilliant Azure

#3399FF

Real Azure color link
Real Azure

#3B86FF

Tufts Blue color link
Tufts Blue

#3E8EDE

Lightish Blue color link
Lightish Blue

#3D7AFD

Curious Blue color link
Curious Blue

#2596D1

Tweeter Blue color link
Tweeter Blue

#4099FF

#288AEE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#288AEE
  • RGB40, 138, 238
  • CMYK83, 42, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(40, 138, 238)
  • HSL210°, 85%, 55%
  • HSL Precise210.303°, 85.345%, 54.51%
  • HSV210°, 83%, 93%
  • HSB210°, 83%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.541, 0.933)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.541, 0.933, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.541, 0.933)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID288AEE
  • DECIMAL ID2657006
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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