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#16669C

#16669c ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#16669c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 40% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.9% cyan, 34.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 204.18°, with 75.28% saturation and 34.9% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 1.11.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1207

Complementary

  1. #16669c
  2. #9c4c16

Split complementary

  1. #16669c
  2. #9c1623
  3. #9c8f16

Analogous

  1. #169c8f
  2. #16669c
  3. #16239c

Triadic

  1. #16669c
  2. #9c1666
  3. #669c16

Tetradic

  1. #16669c
  2. #4c169c
  3. #9c4c16
  4. #669c16

Square

  1. #16669c
  2. #8f169c
  3. #9c4c16
  4. #239c16

Monochromatic

  1. #030e16
  2. #0d3a59
  3. #16669c
  4. #1f92df
  5. #62b3e9

Shades

#16669c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16669c
  2. #145c8c
  3. #12527d
  4. #0f476d
  5. #0d3d5e
  6. #0b334e
  7. #09293e
  8. #071f2f
  9. #04141f
  10. #020a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#16669c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16669c
  2. #2d75a6
  3. #4585b0
  4. #5c94ba
  5. #73a3c4
  6. #8bb3ce
  7. #a2c2d7
  8. #b9d1e1
  9. #d0e0eb
  10. #e8f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16669c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16669c
  2. #216999
  3. #2b6b96
  4. #366e94
  5. #407091
  6. #4b738e
  7. #56768b
  8. #607888
  9. #6b7b86
  10. #757d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e637d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c689e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #395c9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00737a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d679d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f609b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006e89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16669c {
  color: #16669c;
}
Background
.bg-16669c {
  background-color: #16669c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-16669c {
  border: 2px solid #16669c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16669c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 102 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 75% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16669c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16669c, #16239c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16669c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 102 156 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 1.11 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.20 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.96 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.85 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.20 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.91 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.25 #e99963 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#16669c  rgb(22, 102, 156)  hsl(204, 75%, 35%)  Medium Persian Blue
#9c4c16  rgb(156, 76, 22)  hsl(24, 75%, 35%)  Saddle Brown
#9c1666  rgb(156, 22, 102)  hsl(324, 75%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#669c16  rgb(102, 156, 22)  hsl(84, 75%, 35%)  Olive Drab