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#166BBB

#166bbb ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166bbb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 41.96% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 42.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 209.09°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1427

Complementary

  1. #166bbb
  2. #bb6616

Split complementary

  1. #166bbb
  2. #bb1618
  3. #bbb816

Analogous

  1. #16bbb8
  2. #166bbb
  3. #1618bb

Triadic

  1. #166bbb
  2. #bb166b
  3. #6bbb16

Tetradic

  1. #166bbb
  2. #6616bb
  3. #bb6616
  4. #6bbb16

Square

  1. #166bbb
  2. #b816bb
  3. #bb6616
  4. #18bb16

Monochromatic

  1. #061d32
  2. #0e4477
  3. #166bbb
  4. #3691e7
  5. #7bb7ef

Shades

#166bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166bbb
  2. #1460a8
  3. #125696
  4. #0f4b83
  5. #0d4070
  6. #0b365e
  7. #092b4b
  8. #072038
  9. #041525
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#166bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166bbb
  2. #2d7ac2
  3. #4589c9
  4. #5c97cf
  5. #73a6d6
  6. #8bb5dd
  7. #a2c4e4
  8. #b9d3eb
  9. #d0e1f1
  10. #e8f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166bbb
  2. #216db5
  3. #2b6faf
  4. #3671a9
  5. #4073a3
  6. #4b769e
  7. #567898
  8. #607a92
  9. #6b7c8c
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546a91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4271be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2263b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #356fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e66ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166bbb {
  color: #166bbb;
}
Background
.bg-166bbb {
  background-color: #166bbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166bbb {
  border: 2px solid #166bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 107 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166bbb, #1618bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 107 187 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.28 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.48 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.77 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.29 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.64 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.89 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.85 #e99444 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#166bbb  rgb(22, 107, 187)  hsl(209, 79%, 41%)  French Blue
#bb6616  rgb(187, 102, 22)  hsl(29, 79%, 41%)  Ginger
#bb166b  rgb(187, 22, 107)  hsl(329, 79%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bbb16  rgb(107, 187, 22)  hsl(89, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green