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#166BB3

#166bb3 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166bb3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.71% cyan, 40.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 207.52°, with 78.11% saturation and 39.41% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1394

Complementary

  1. #166bb3
  2. #b35e16

Split complementary

  1. #166bb3
  2. #b3161c
  3. #b3ad16

Analogous

  1. #16b3ad
  2. #166bb3
  3. #161cb3

Triadic

  1. #166bb3
  2. #b3166b
  3. #6bb316

Tetradic

  1. #166bb3
  2. #5e16b3
  3. #b35e16
  4. #6bb316

Square

  1. #166bb3
  2. #ad16b3
  3. #b35e16
  4. #1cb316

Monochromatic

  1. #051a2b
  2. #0e426f
  3. #166bb3
  4. #3092e6
  5. #74b6ee

Shades

#166bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166bb3
  2. #1460a1
  3. #12568f
  4. #0f4b7d
  5. #0d406b
  6. #0b365a
  7. #092b48
  8. #072036
  9. #041524
  10. #020b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#166bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166bb3
  2. #2d7abb
  3. #4589c2
  4. #5c97ca
  5. #73a6d1
  6. #8bb5d9
  7. #a2c4e1
  8. #b9d3e8
  9. #d0e1f0
  10. #e8f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166bb3
  2. #216dae
  3. #2b6fa9
  4. #3671a4
  5. #40739f
  6. #4b769a
  7. #567894
  8. #607a8f
  9. #6b7c8a
  10. #757e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #53698c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4770b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d62b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #396eb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2666b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00769a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166bb3 {
  color: #166bb3;
}
Background
.bg-166bb3 {
  background-color: #166bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #166bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 107 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 78% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166bb3, #161cb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 107 179 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.72 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.87 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.02 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.23 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.64 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.81 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.70 #e9944c Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#166bb3  rgb(22, 107, 179)  hsl(208, 78%, 39%)  Medium Persian Blue
#b35e16  rgb(179, 94, 22)  hsl(28, 78%, 39%)  Ginger
#b3166b  rgb(179, 22, 107)  hsl(328, 78%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bb316  rgb(107, 179, 22)  hsl(88, 78%, 39%)  Kelly Green