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#166BB1

#166bb1 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166bb1 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 41.96% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.57% cyan, 39.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 207.1°, with 77.89% saturation and 39.02% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.46.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1386

Complementary

  1. #166bb1
  2. #b15c16

Split complementary

  1. #166bb1
  2. #b1161d
  3. #b1aa16

Analogous

  1. #16b1aa
  2. #166bb1
  3. #161db1

Triadic

  1. #166bb1
  2. #b1166b
  3. #6bb116

Tetradic

  1. #166bb1
  2. #5c16b1
  3. #b15c16
  4. #6bb116

Square

  1. #166bb1
  2. #aa16b1
  3. #b15c16
  4. #1db116

Monochromatic

  1. #051929
  2. #0e426d
  3. #166bb1
  4. #2e93e5
  5. #72b6ee

Shades

#166bb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166bb1
  2. #14609f
  3. #12568e
  4. #0f4b7c
  5. #0d406a
  6. #0b3659
  7. #092b47
  8. #072035
  9. #041523
  10. #020b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#166bb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166bb1
  2. #2d7ab9
  3. #4589c1
  4. #5c97c8
  5. #73a6d0
  6. #8bb5d8
  7. #a2c4e0
  8. #b9d3e8
  9. #d0e1ef
  10. #e8f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166bb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166bb1
  2. #216dac
  3. #2b6fa7
  4. #3671a2
  5. #40739d
  6. #4b7699
  7. #567894
  8. #607a8f
  9. #6b7c8a
  10. #757e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #53698b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #496fb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3062b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a6eb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2866b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007599 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166bb1 {
  color: #166bb1;
}
Background
.bg-166bb1 {
  background-color: #166bb1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166bb1 {
  border: 2px solid #166bb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166bb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 107 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 78% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166bb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166bb1, #161db1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166bb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 107 177 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.46 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.83 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.17 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.20 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.61 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.98 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.42 #e9944e Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#166bb1  rgb(22, 107, 177)  hsl(207, 78%, 39%)  Medium Persian Blue
#b15c16  rgb(177, 92, 22)  hsl(27, 78%, 39%)  Ginger
#b1166b  rgb(177, 22, 107)  hsl(327, 78%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bb116  rgb(107, 177, 22)  hsl(87, 78%, 39%)  Kelly Green