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#166BCD

#166bcd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166bcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.27% cyan, 47.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 212.13°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1509

Complementary

  1. #166bcd
  2. #cd7816

Split complementary

  1. #166bcd
  2. #cd1c16
  3. #c7cd16

Analogous

  1. #16c7cd
  2. #166bcd
  3. #1c16cd

Triadic

  1. #166bcd
  2. #cd166b
  3. #6bcd16

Tetradic

  1. #166bcd
  2. #7816cd
  3. #cd7816
  4. #6bcd16

Square

  1. #166bcd
  2. #cd16c7
  3. #cd7816
  4. #16cd1c

Monochromatic

  1. #072343
  2. #0f4788
  3. #166bcd
  4. #4592eb
  5. #8abaf2

Shades

#166bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166bcd
  2. #1460b9
  3. #1256a4
  4. #0f4b90
  5. #0d407b
  6. #0b3667
  7. #092b52
  8. #07203e
  9. #041529
  10. #020b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#166bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166bcd
  2. #2d7ad2
  3. #4589d7
  4. #5c97dc
  5. #73a6e1
  6. #8bb5e6
  7. #a2c4eb
  8. #b9d3f0
  9. #d0e1f5
  10. #e8f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166bcd
  2. #216dc5
  3. #2b6fbe
  4. #3671b6
  5. #4073ae
  6. #4b76a7
  7. #56789f
  8. #607a97
  9. #6b7c8f
  10. #757e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566c9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3175d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008392 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2971cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0067cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007aad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166bcd {
  color: #166bcd;
}
Background
.bg-166bcd {
  background-color: #166bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166bcd {
  border: 2px solid #166bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 107 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166bcd, #1c16cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 107 205 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.38 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.19 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.87 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.89 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.90 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.05 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.20 #e99432 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

True Blue
#166bcd  rgb(22, 107, 205)  hsl(212, 81%, 45%)  True Blue
#cd7816  rgb(205, 120, 22)  hsl(32, 81%, 45%)  Ochre
#cd166b  rgb(205, 22, 107)  hsl(332, 81%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#6bcd16  rgb(107, 205, 22)  hsl(92, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green