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#166B95

#166b95 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#166b95 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 41.96% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.23% cyan, 28.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 199.84°, with 74.27% saturation and 33.53% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 1.01.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1286

Complementary

  1. #166b95
  2. #954016

Split complementary

  1. #166b95
  2. #95162c
  3. #957f16

Analogous

  1. #16957f
  2. #166b95
  3. #162c95

Triadic

  1. #166b95
  2. #95166b
  3. #6b9516

Tetradic

  1. #166b95
  2. #401695
  3. #954016
  4. #6b9516

Square

  1. #166b95
  2. #7f1695
  3. #954016
  4. #2c9516

Monochromatic

  1. #030d12
  2. #0c3b52
  3. #166b95
  4. #209bd8
  5. #5db9e7

Shades

#166b95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166b95
  2. #146086
  3. #125677
  4. #0f4b68
  5. #0d4059
  6. #0b364b
  7. #092b3c
  8. #07202d
  9. #04151e
  10. #020b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#166b95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166b95
  2. #2d7aa0
  3. #4589aa
  4. #5c97b5
  5. #73a6bf
  6. #8bb5ca
  7. #a2c4d5
  8. #b9d3df
  9. #d0e1ea
  10. #e8f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166b95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166b95
  2. #216d93
  3. #2b6f91
  4. #36718f
  5. #40738d
  6. #4b768b
  7. #567888
  8. #607a86
  9. #6b7c84
  10. #757e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #50677b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #576b97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #465f94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00767a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #456b96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #386495 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007285 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166b95 {
  color: #166b95;
}
Background
.bg-166b95 {
  background-color: #166b95;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166b95 {
  border: 2px solid #166b95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166b95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 107 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 74% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166b95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166b95, #162c95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166b95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 107 149 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 1.01 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.44 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.96 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.22 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.34 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.64 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.56 #e9946a Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#166b95  rgb(22, 107, 149)  hsl(200, 74%, 34%)  Sea Blue
#954016  rgb(149, 64, 22)  hsl(20, 74%, 34%)  Saddle Brown
#95166b  rgb(149, 22, 107)  hsl(320, 74%, 34%)  Boysenberry
#6b9516  rgb(107, 149, 22)  hsl(80, 74%, 34%)  Olive Drab