Cyan Cornflower Blue (#188BC2)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.81:1 — vs black: 5.51:1

Color values

  • HEX #188BC2
  • RGB rgb(24, 139, 194)
  • HSL hsl(199, 87%, 76%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 87.63, 28.35, 0, 23.92 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #188BC2 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Cyan Cornflower Blue
#188BC2 Base
#C24F18
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Cyan Cornflower Blue
#188BC2 Base
#18C2A4
#1836C2
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Cyan Cornflower Blue
#188BC2 Base
#C2188B
#8BC218
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Cyan Cornflower Blue
#188BC2 Base
#C21836
#C2A418
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Cyan Cornflower Blue
#188BC2 Base
#A418C2
#C24F18
#36C218
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Cyan Cornflower Blue
#188BC2 Base
#07293A
#105A7E
#14719E
#1FA4E3
#3FB1E7
#83CDF0
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Cyan Cornflower Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#031017
#072939
#0B415B
#105A7D
#1472A0
Cyan Cornflower Blue #188BC2 Base
#2BA9E5
#5ABCEB
Baby Blue #89CFF0
#B9E2F6
#E8F6FC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #188BC2. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #188BC2;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #188BC2;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #188BC2;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #188BC2,
        #F7AF8D
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #188BC2,
        #F7AF8D
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$cyan-cornflower-blue: #188BC2;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cyan-cornflower-blue-r: 24;
$cyan-cornflower-blue-g: 139;
$cyan-cornflower-blue-b: 194;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cyan-cornflower-blue;
    color: rgba($cyan-cornflower-blue-r, $cyan-cornflower-blue-g, $cyan-cornflower-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Cyan Cornflower Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #188BC2 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7777C3 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #8484C2 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #009393 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #838383 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Cyan Cornflower Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cyan Cornflower Blue #188BC2 Base
Blue (NCS) #0087BD ΔE 1.65
Rich Electric Blue #0892D0 ΔE 2.68
Steel Blue #4682B4 ΔE 5.39
Celestial Blue #4997D0 ΔE 5.57

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.