Information about #288BB8 color

#288BB8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#288BB8 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(40, 139, 184) — 15.7% red, 54.5% green, 72.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 56 / 18 / 0 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#288BB8 is a strongly colored steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pelorous (#2599B2). Slightly further away sit Glacial Blue Ice (#368BC1) and Blue Ivy (#3090C7).

The recipe behind #288BB8 is rgb(40, 139, 184), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #288BB8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#288BB8 color variations

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

#288BB8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#288BB8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#288BB8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#288BB8 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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#288BB8 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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#B85628
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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
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#B89E28
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#B82843
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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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#28B89E
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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
#288BB8
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#B8288B
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#8BB828
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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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#5628B8
#5628B8

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#B85628
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#8BB828
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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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#9E28B8
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#B85628
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#43B828
#43B828

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Nearest named colors to #288BB8

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

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Cyan Cornflower Blue color link
Cyan Cornflower Blue

#188BC2

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Douban Blue color link
Douban Blue

#2496CD

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

#288BB8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#288BB8
  • RGB40, 139, 184
  • CMYK56, 18, 0, 28
  • HSL199°, 64%, 44%
  • HSL Precise198.75°, 64.286%, 43.922%
  • HSV199°, 78%, 72%
  • HSB199°, 78%, 72%
  • HEX ID288BB8
  • DECIMAL ID2657208
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.2%
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