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Hex #188aad

#188aad is a great dark blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #188aad color information, color shades and color usage information.



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#188aad Conversion table

Category

blue (dark blue)

HEX

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 RGB

R 24   G 138   B 173   copy to clipboard

 HSL

H 194.09   S 0.76   L 0.39

 CMYK

C 58%   M 14%   Y 0%   K 32%
Usage of blue The color #188aad is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#188aad Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#188aad to RGB conversion

Red24
24% RED
Green138
138% GREEN
Blue173
173% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(24, 138, 173); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(24, 138, 173); // for css background-color

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#188aad to CMYK conversion

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
58.43 % 13.73 % 0 % 32.16 %

#188aad to HSL conversion

Hue Saturation Lightness
194.094 0.76 0.39

CSS code: color: hsl(194.1, 76%, 39%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #188aad

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text: recommended
Usage for headings: recommended
Usage as fill color: use with caution on large areas
Usage for buttons: recommended

As a rather dark shade, this color can very well be used to color smaller elements (like text and buttons). Due to its darkness it gives good contrast, also if used on white background. Readability of text is perfectly ok.

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #188aad

This shows how text with the hex-color #188aad would look on a white background. Because of the darkness of the color this color is recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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