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#166AFE

#166afe ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#166afe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.34% cyan, 58.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 218.28°, with 99.15% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.27.

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Relative luminance0.1763

Complementary

  1. #166afe
  2. #feaa16

Split complementary

  1. #166afe
  2. #fe3616
  3. #defe16

Analogous

  1. #16defe
  2. #166afe
  3. #3616fe

Triadic

  1. #166afe
  2. #fe166a
  3. #6afe16

Tetradic

  1. #166afe
  2. #aa16fe
  3. #feaa16
  4. #6afe16

Square

  1. #166afe
  2. #fe16de
  3. #feaa16
  4. #16fe36

Monochromatic

  1. #012d7a
  2. #0148c7
  3. #166afe
  4. #629bfe
  5. #aecbff

Shades

#166afe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166afe
  2. #145fe5
  3. #1255cb
  4. #0f4ab2
  5. #0d4098
  6. #0b357f
  7. #092a66
  8. #07204c
  9. #041533
  10. #020b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#166afe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166afe
  2. #2d79fe
  3. #4588fe
  4. #5c97fe
  5. #73a6fe
  6. #8bb5ff
  7. #a2c3ff
  8. #b9d2ff
  9. #d0e1ff
  10. #e8f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166afe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166afe
  2. #216cf1
  3. #2b6ee5
  4. #3671d8
  5. #4073cc
  6. #4b75bf
  7. #5677b2
  8. #6079a6
  9. #6b7c99
  10. #757e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d70bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0077ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006afc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166afe {
  color: #166afe;
}
Background
.bg-166afe {
  background-color: #166afe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166afe {
  border: 2px solid #166afe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166afe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 106 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 99% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166afe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166afe, #3616fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166afe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 106 254 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.27 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.06 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.43 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.94 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.63 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.95 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 10.13 #e99501 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#166afe  rgb(22, 106, 254)  hsl(218, 99%, 54%)  Brandeis Blue
#feaa16  rgb(254, 170, 22)  hsl(38, 99%, 54%)  Orange
#fe166a  rgb(254, 22, 106)  hsl(338, 99%, 54%)  Rose
#6afe16  rgb(106, 254, 22)  hsl(98, 99%, 54%)  Lawn Green