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#06166F

#06166f ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#06166f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.59% cyan, 80.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 230.86°, with 89.74% saturation and 22.94% 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 15.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 1.48.

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Relative luminance0.0176

Complementary

  1. #06166f
  2. #6f5f06

Split complementary

  1. #06166f
  2. #6f2b06
  3. #4a6f06

Analogous

  1. #064a6f
  2. #06166f
  3. #2b066f

Triadic

  1. #06166f
  2. #6f0616
  3. #166f06

Tetradic

  1. #06166f
  2. #5f066f
  3. #6f5f06
  4. #166f06

Square

  1. #06166f
  2. #6f064a
  3. #6f5f06
  4. #066f2b

Monochromatic

  1. #010413
  2. #020826
  3. #06166f
  4. #0a24b8
  5. #1b3cf3

Shades

#06166f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #06166f
  2. #051464
  3. #051259
  4. #040f4e
  5. #040d43
  6. #030b38
  7. #02092c
  8. #020721
  9. #010416
  10. #01020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#06166f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #06166f
  2. #1f2d7d
  3. #38458c
  4. #515c9a
  5. #6a73a9
  6. #838bb7
  7. #9ba2c5
  8. #b4b9d4
  9. #cdd0e2
  10. #e6e8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#06166f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #06166f
  2. #122171
  3. #1e2b72
  4. #2b3674
  5. #374076
  6. #434b78
  7. #4f5679
  8. #5b607b
  9. #686b7d
  10. #74757e
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #242424 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1c1f4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002972 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001f6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003142 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002371 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001b6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002857 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-06166f {
  color: #06166f;
}
Background
.bg-06166f {
  background-color: #06166f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-06166f {
  border: 2px solid #06166f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #06166f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 22 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 90% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-06166f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06166f, #2b066f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-06166f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 22 111 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 1.48 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.42 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.13 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.31 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.90 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.13 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.24 #f9e990 Inverted #242424 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#06166f  rgb(6, 22, 111)  hsl(231, 90%, 23%)  Midnight Blue
#6f5f06  rgb(111, 95, 6)  hsl(51, 90%, 23%)  Field Drab
#6f0616  rgb(111, 6, 22)  hsl(351, 90%, 23%)  Rosewood
#166f06  rgb(22, 111, 6)  hsl(111, 90%, 23%)  Pakistan Green