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#166CC2

#166cc2 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166cc2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 42.35% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.66% cyan, 44.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 79.63% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1479

Complementary

  1. #166cc2
  2. #c26c16

Split complementary

  1. #166cc2
  2. #c21616
  3. #c2c216

Analogous

  1. #16c2c2
  2. #166cc2
  3. #1616c2

Triadic

  1. #166cc2
  2. #c2166c
  3. #6cc216

Tetradic

  1. #166cc2
  2. #6c16c2
  3. #c26c16
  4. #6cc216

Square

  1. #166cc2
  2. #c216c2
  3. #c26c16
  4. #16c216

Monochromatic

  1. #061f39
  2. #0e467d
  3. #166cc2
  4. #3c92e9
  5. #80b8f1

Shades

#166cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166cc2
  2. #1461af
  3. #12569b
  4. #0f4c88
  5. #0d4174
  6. #0b3661
  7. #092b4e
  8. #07203a
  9. #041627
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#166cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166cc2
  2. #2d7bc8
  3. #4589ce
  4. #5c98d4
  5. #73a7da
  6. #8bb6e1
  7. #a2c4e7
  8. #b9d3ed
  9. #d0e2f3
  10. #e8f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166cc2
  2. #216ebb
  3. #2b70b5
  4. #3672ae
  5. #4074a8
  6. #4b76a1
  7. #56789a
  8. #607a94
  9. #6b7c8d
  10. #757e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566c96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e73c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1864c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00818d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3270c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1768c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166cc2 {
  color: #166cc2;
}
Background
.bg-166cc2 {
  background-color: #166cc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #166cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 108 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166cc2, #1616c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 108 194 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.89 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.49 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.44 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.68 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.27 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.31 #e9933d Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

True Blue
#166cc2  rgb(22, 108, 194)  hsl(210, 80%, 42%)  True Blue
#c26c16  rgb(194, 108, 22)  hsl(30, 80%, 42%)  Ochre
#c2166c  rgb(194, 22, 108)  hsl(330, 80%, 42%)  Telemagenta
#6cc216  rgb(108, 194, 22)  hsl(90, 80%, 42%)  Kelly Green