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#166399

#166399 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166399 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 38.82% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.62% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 204.73°, with 74.86% saturation and 34.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1139

Complementary

  1. #166399
  2. #994c16

Split complementary

  1. #166399
  2. #991622
  3. #998d16

Analogous

  1. #16998d
  2. #166399
  3. #162299

Triadic

  1. #166399
  2. #991663
  3. #639916

Tetradic

  1. #166399
  2. #4c1699
  3. #994c16
  4. #639916

Square

  1. #166399
  2. #8d1699
  3. #994c16
  4. #229916

Monochromatic

  1. #030c13
  2. #0c3856
  3. #166399
  4. #208edc
  5. #60b0e8

Shades

#166399 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166399
  2. #14598a
  3. #124f7a
  4. #0f456b
  5. #0d3b5c
  6. #0b324d
  7. #09283d
  8. #071e2e
  9. #04141f
  10. #020a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#166399 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166399
  2. #2d73a3
  3. #4582ad
  4. #5c92b8
  5. #73a1c2
  6. #8bb1cc
  7. #a2c1d6
  8. #b9d0e0
  9. #d0e0eb
  10. #e8eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166399 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166399
  2. #216697
  3. #2b6994
  4. #366c92
  5. #406f8f
  6. #4b728d
  7. #56748a
  8. #607788
  9. #6b7a85
  10. #757d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c617a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #49659b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #375a98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007077 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b649a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d5d98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006b86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166399 {
  color: #166399;
}
Background
.bg-166399 {
  background-color: #166399;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166399 {
  border: 2px solid #166399;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166399;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 99 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 75% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166399 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166399, #162299);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166399 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 99 153 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 1.83 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.52 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.55 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.12 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.58 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.15 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.01 #e99c66 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#166399  rgb(22, 99, 153)  hsl(205, 75%, 34%)  Medium Persian Blue
#994c16  rgb(153, 76, 22)  hsl(25, 75%, 34%)  Saddle Brown
#991663  rgb(153, 22, 99)  hsl(325, 75%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#639916  rgb(99, 153, 22)  hsl(85, 75%, 34%)  Olive Drab