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#166CDA

#166cda ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#166cda is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 42.35% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.91% cyan, 50.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 213.67°, with 81.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1596

Complementary

  1. #166cda
  2. #da8416

Split complementary

  1. #166cda
  2. #da2216
  3. #ceda16

Analogous

  1. #16ceda
  2. #166cda
  3. #2216da

Triadic

  1. #166cda
  2. #da166c
  3. #6cda16

Tetradic

  1. #166cda
  2. #8416da
  3. #da8416
  4. #6cda16

Square

  1. #166cda
  2. #da16ce
  3. #da8416
  4. #16da22

Monochromatic

  1. #08274f
  2. #0f4a95
  3. #166cda
  4. #4f95ed
  5. #95bff4

Shades

#166cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166cda
  2. #1461c4
  3. #1256ae
  4. #0f4c99
  5. #0d4183
  6. #0b366d
  7. #092b57
  8. #072041
  9. #04162c
  10. #020b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#166cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166cda
  2. #2d7bde
  3. #4589e1
  4. #5c98e5
  5. #73a7e9
  6. #8bb6ed
  7. #a2c4f0
  8. #b9d3f4
  9. #d0e2f8
  10. #e8f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166cda
  2. #216ed1
  3. #2b70c8
  4. #3672bf
  5. #4074b6
  6. #4b76ad
  7. #5678a4
  8. #607a9b
  9. #6b7c92
  10. #757e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #596ea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2178de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d73dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007db6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166cda {
  color: #166cda;
}
Background
.bg-166cda {
  background-color: #166cda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166cda {
  border: 2px solid #166cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 108 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166cda, #2216da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 108 218 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.61 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.29 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.97 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.27 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.77 #e99325 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

True Blue
#166cda  rgb(22, 108, 218)  hsl(214, 82%, 47%)  True Blue
#da8416  rgb(218, 132, 22)  hsl(34, 82%, 47%)  Fulvous
#da166c  rgb(218, 22, 108)  hsl(334, 82%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#6cda16  rgb(108, 218, 22)  hsl(94, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green