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#166AED

#166aed ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#166aed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 41.57% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.72% cyan, 55.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 216.56°, with 85.66% saturation and 50.78% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1659

Complementary

  1. #166aed
  2. #ed9916

Split complementary

  1. #166aed
  2. #ed2d16
  3. #d5ed16

Analogous

  1. #16d5ed
  2. #166aed
  3. #2d16ed

Triadic

  1. #166aed
  2. #ed166a
  3. #6aed16

Tetradic

  1. #166aed
  2. #9916ed
  3. #ed9916
  4. #6aed16

Square

  1. #166aed
  2. #ed16d5
  3. #ed9916
  4. #16ed2d

Monochromatic

  1. #082b62
  2. #0d4aa9
  3. #166aed
  4. #5d97f2
  5. #a4c5f8

Shades

#166aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166aed
  2. #145fd5
  3. #1255be
  4. #0f4aa6
  5. #0d408e
  6. #0b3577
  7. #092a5f
  8. #072047
  9. #04152f
  10. #020b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#166aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166aed
  2. #2d79ef
  3. #4588f1
  4. #5c97f2
  5. #73a6f4
  6. #8bb5f6
  7. #a2c3f8
  8. #b9d2fa
  9. #d0e1fb
  10. #e8f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166aed
  2. #216ce2
  3. #2b6ed7
  4. #3671cc
  5. #4073c1
  6. #4b75b7
  7. #5677ac
  8. #6079a1
  9. #6b7c96
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6eb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0075f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166aed {
  color: #166aed;
}
Background
.bg-166aed {
  background-color: #166aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166aed {
  border: 2px solid #166aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 106 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166aed, #2d16ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 106 237 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.90 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.96 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.21 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.87 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.64 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.38 #e99512 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#166aed  rgb(22, 106, 237)  hsl(217, 86%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#ed9916  rgb(237, 153, 22)  hsl(37, 86%, 51%)  Gamboge
#ed166a  rgb(237, 22, 106)  hsl(337, 86%, 51%)  Razzmatazz
#6aed16  rgb(106, 237, 22)  hsl(97, 86%, 51%)  Lawn Green