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#166C96

#166c96 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166c96 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 42.35% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.33% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 199.69°, with 74.42% saturation and 33.73% 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 5.8:1 (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 luminance0.131

Complementary

  1. #166c96
  2. #964016

Split complementary

  1. #166c96
  2. #96162c
  3. #968016

Analogous

  1. #169680
  2. #166c96
  3. #162c96

Triadic

  1. #166c96
  2. #96166c
  3. #6c9616

Tetradic

  1. #166c96
  2. #401696
  3. #964016
  4. #6c9616

Square

  1. #166c96
  2. #801696
  3. #964016
  4. #2c9616

Monochromatic

  1. #030d12
  2. #0c3c53
  3. #166c96
  4. #209cd9
  5. #5ebae7

Shades

#166c96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166c96
  2. #146187
  3. #125678
  4. #0f4c69
  5. #0d415a
  6. #0b364b
  7. #092b3c
  8. #07202d
  9. #04161e
  10. #020b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#166c96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166c96
  2. #2d7ba1
  3. #4589ab
  4. #5c98b6
  5. #73a7c0
  6. #8bb6cb
  7. #a2c4d5
  8. #b9d3e0
  9. #d0e2ea
  10. #e8f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166c96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166c96
  2. #216e94
  3. #2b7092
  4. #36728f
  5. #40748d
  6. #4b768b
  7. #567889
  8. #607a87
  9. #6b7c84
  10. #757e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51687c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #586c98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #476095 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00777b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #466c97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #396596 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166c96 {
  color: #166c96;
}
Background
.bg-166c96 {
  background-color: #166c96;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166c96 {
  border: 2px solid #166c96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166c96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 108 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 74% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166c96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166c96, #162c96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166c96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 108 150 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 1.26 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.63 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.59 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.26 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.30 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.90 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.37 #e99369 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#166c96  rgb(22, 108, 150)  hsl(200, 74%, 34%)  Sea Blue
#964016  rgb(150, 64, 22)  hsl(20, 74%, 34%)  Saddle Brown
#96166c  rgb(150, 22, 108)  hsl(320, 74%, 34%)  Boysenberry
#6c9616  rgb(108, 150, 22)  hsl(80, 74%, 34%)  Olive Drab