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#00168F

#00168f ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00168f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 8.63% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 84.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 230.77°, with 100% saturation and 28.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.0256

Complementary

  1. #00168f
  2. #8f7900

Split complementary

  1. #00168f
  2. #8f3200
  3. #5e8f00

Analogous

  1. #005e8f
  2. #00168f
  3. #32008f

Triadic

  1. #00168f
  2. #8f0016
  3. #168f00

Tetradic

  1. #00168f
  2. #79008f
  3. #8f7900
  4. #168f00

Square

  1. #00168f
  2. #8f005e
  3. #8f7900
  4. #008f32

Monochromatic

  1. #000314
  2. #000a43
  3. #00168f
  4. #0022dc
  5. #294aff

Shades

#00168f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00168f
  2. #001481
  3. #001272
  4. #000f64
  5. #000d56
  6. #000b48
  7. #000939
  8. #00072b
  9. #00041d
  10. #00020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#00168f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00168f
  2. #1a2d9a
  3. #3345a5
  4. #4d5cb1
  5. #6673bc
  6. #808bc7
  7. #99a2d2
  8. #b3b9dd
  9. #ccd0e9
  10. #e6e8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00168f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00168f
  2. #0d218e
  3. #1a2b8c
  4. #26368b
  5. #334089
  6. #404b88
  7. #4d5686
  8. #5a6085
  9. #666b83
  10. #737582
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #212563 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003392 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00258d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002a91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00208e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003270 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00168f {
  color: #00168f;
}
Background
.bg-00168f {
  background-color: #00168f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-00168f {
  border: 2px solid #00168f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00168f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 22 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 100% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00168f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00168f, #32008f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00168f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 22 143 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 1.54 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.44 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.44 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.19 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.89 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.18 #ffe970 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#00168f  rgb(0, 22, 143)  hsl(231, 100%, 28%)  Phthalo Blue
#8f7900  rgb(143, 121, 0)  hsl(51, 100%, 28%)  Olive
#8f0016  rgb(143, 0, 22)  hsl(351, 100%, 28%)  Carmine
#168f00  rgb(22, 143, 0)  hsl(111, 100%, 28%)  Islamic Green