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#166C95

#166c95 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#166c95 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 42.35% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.23% cyan, 27.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 199.37°, with 74.27% saturation and 33.53% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 1.26.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1307

Complementary

  1. #166c95
  2. #953f16

Split complementary

  1. #166c95
  2. #95162d
  3. #957f16

Analogous

  1. #16957f
  2. #166c95
  3. #162d95

Triadic

  1. #166c95
  2. #95166c
  3. #6c9516

Tetradic

  1. #166c95
  2. #3f1695
  3. #953f16
  4. #6c9516

Square

  1. #166c95
  2. #7f1695
  3. #953f16
  4. #2d9516

Monochromatic

  1. #030d12
  2. #0c3c52
  3. #166c95
  4. #209cd8
  5. #5dbae7

Shades

#166c95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166c95
  2. #146186
  3. #125677
  4. #0f4c68
  5. #0d4159
  6. #0b364b
  7. #092b3c
  8. #07202d
  9. #04161e
  10. #020b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#166c95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166c95
  2. #2d7ba0
  3. #4589aa
  4. #5c98b5
  5. #73a7bf
  6. #8bb6ca
  7. #a2c4d5
  8. #b9d3df
  9. #d0e2ea
  10. #e8f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166c95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166c95
  2. #216e93
  3. #2b7091
  4. #36728f
  5. #40748d
  6. #4b768b
  7. #567888
  8. #607a86
  9. #6b7c84
  10. #757e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51687b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #586c97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #476094 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00777a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #466c96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #396595 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166c95 {
  color: #166c95;
}
Background
.bg-166c95 {
  background-color: #166c95;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166c95 {
  border: 2px solid #166c95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166c95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 108 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 74% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166c95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166c95, #162d95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166c95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 108 149 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 1.26 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.93 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.56 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.48 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.55 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.13 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.10 #e9936a Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#166c95  rgb(22, 108, 149)  hsl(199, 74%, 34%)  Sea Blue
#953f16  rgb(149, 63, 22)  hsl(19, 74%, 34%)  Saddle Brown
#95166c  rgb(149, 22, 108)  hsl(319, 74%, 34%)  Boysenberry
#6c9516  rgb(108, 149, 22)  hsl(79, 74%, 34%)  Olive Drab