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#06166B

#06166b ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#06166b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 8.63% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.39% cyan, 79.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 230.5°, with 89.38% saturation and 22.16% 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 15.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 1.7.

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Relative luminance0.0167

Complementary

  1. #06166b
  2. #6b5b06

Split complementary

  1. #06166b
  2. #6b2906
  3. #496b06

Analogous

  1. #06496b
  2. #06166b
  3. #29066b

Triadic

  1. #06166b
  2. #6b0616
  3. #166b06

Tetradic

  1. #06166b
  2. #5b066b
  3. #6b5b06
  4. #166b06

Square

  1. #06166b
  2. #6b0649
  3. #6b5b06
  4. #066b29

Monochromatic

  1. #010413
  2. #020723
  3. #06166b
  4. #0a25b3
  5. #183af2

Shades

#06166b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #06166b
  2. #051460
  3. #051256
  4. #040f4b
  5. #040d40
  6. #030b36
  7. #02092b
  8. #020720
  9. #010415
  10. #01020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#06166b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #06166b
  2. #1f2d7a
  3. #384589
  4. #515c97
  5. #6a73a6
  6. #838bb5
  7. #9ba2c4
  8. #b4b9d3
  9. #cdd0e1
  10. #e6e8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#06166b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #06166b
  2. #12216d
  3. #1e2b6f
  4. #2b3671
  5. #374073
  6. #434b76
  7. #4f5678
  8. #5b607a
  9. #686b7c
  10. #74757e
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #232323 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1b1e4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00286d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001e6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00303f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00226c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001b6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002754 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-06166b {
  color: #06166b;
}
Background
.bg-06166b {
  background-color: #06166b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-06166b {
  border: 2px solid #06166b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #06166b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 22 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 89% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-06166b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06166b, #29066b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-06166b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 22 107 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 1.70 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.08 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.64 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.70 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.68 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.89 #f9e994 Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#06166b  rgb(6, 22, 107)  hsl(231, 89%, 22%)  Midnight Blue
#6b5b06  rgb(107, 91, 6)  hsl(51, 89%, 22%)  Field Drab
#6b0616  rgb(107, 6, 22)  hsl(351, 89%, 22%)  Rosewood
#166b06  rgb(22, 107, 6)  hsl(111, 89%, 22%)  Pakistan Green