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#166BFA

#166bfa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#166bfa is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 41.96% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.2% cyan, 57.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 217.63°, with 95.8% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.1759

Complementary

  1. #166bfa
  2. #faa516

Split complementary

  1. #166bfa
  2. #fa3316
  3. #ddfa16

Analogous

  1. #16ddfa
  2. #166bfa
  3. #3316fa

Triadic

  1. #166bfa
  2. #fa166b
  3. #6bfa16

Tetradic

  1. #166bfa
  2. #a516fa
  3. #faa516
  4. #6bfa16

Square

  1. #166bfa
  2. #fa16dd
  3. #faa516
  4. #16fa33

Monochromatic

  1. #022d74
  2. #044abf
  3. #166bfa
  4. #619bfc
  5. #accafd

Shades

#166bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166bfa
  2. #1460e1
  3. #1256c8
  4. #0f4baf
  5. #0d4096
  6. #0b367d
  7. #092b64
  8. #07204b
  9. #041532
  10. #020b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#166bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166bfa
  2. #2d7afb
  3. #4589fb
  4. #5c97fc
  5. #73a6fc
  6. #8bb5fd
  7. #a2c4fd
  8. #b9d3fe
  9. #d0e1fe
  10. #e8f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166bfa
  2. #216dee
  3. #2b6fe2
  4. #3671d5
  5. #4073c9
  6. #4b76bd
  7. #5678b1
  8. #607aa5
  9. #6b7c98
  10. #757e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d71b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bf7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0077fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166bfa {
  color: #166bfa;
}
Background
.bg-166bfa {
  background-color: #166bfa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166bfa {
  border: 2px solid #166bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 107 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 96% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166bfa, #3316fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 107 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.93 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.29 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.45 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.33 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.11 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.56 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.57 #e99405 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#166bfa  rgb(22, 107, 250)  hsl(218, 96%, 53%)  Brandeis Blue
#faa516  rgb(250, 165, 22)  hsl(38, 96%, 53%)  Orange
#fa166b  rgb(250, 22, 107)  hsl(338, 96%, 53%)  Razzmatazz
#6bfa16  rgb(107, 250, 22)  hsl(98, 96%, 53%)  Lawn Green