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#166CFC

#166cfc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#166cfc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.27% cyan, 57.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 217.57°, with 97.46% saturation and 53.73% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.57.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1792

Complementary

  1. #166cfc
  2. #fca616

Split complementary

  1. #166cfc
  2. #fc3316
  3. #dffc16

Analogous

  1. #16dffc
  2. #166cfc
  3. #3316fc

Triadic

  1. #166cfc
  2. #fc166c
  3. #6cfc16

Tetradic

  1. #166cfc
  2. #a616fc
  3. #fca616
  4. #6cfc16

Square

  1. #166cfc
  2. #fc16df
  3. #fca616
  4. #16fc33

Monochromatic

  1. #022e77
  2. #034ac3
  3. #166cfc
  4. #629cfd
  5. #adcbfe

Shades

#166cfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166cfc
  2. #1461e3
  3. #1256ca
  4. #0f4cb0
  5. #0d4197
  6. #0b367e
  7. #092b65
  8. #07204c
  9. #041632
  10. #020b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#166cfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166cfc
  2. #2d7bfc
  3. #4589fd
  4. #5c98fd
  5. #73a7fd
  6. #8bb6fe
  7. #a2c4fe
  8. #b9d3fe
  9. #d0e2fe
  10. #e8f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166cfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166cfc
  2. #216ef0
  3. #2b70e3
  4. #3672d7
  5. #4074ca
  6. #4b76be
  7. #5678b2
  8. #607aa5
  9. #6b7c99
  10. #757e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e72bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cf9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0078ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006cfa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166cfc {
  color: #166cfc;
}
Background
.bg-166cfc {
  background-color: #166cfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-166cfc {
  border: 2px solid #166cfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166cfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 108 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 97% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166cfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166cfc, #3316fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166cfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 108 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.57 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.56 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.62 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.99 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.93 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.65 #e99303 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#166cfc  rgb(22, 108, 252)  hsl(218, 97%, 54%)  Brandeis Blue
#fca616  rgb(252, 166, 22)  hsl(38, 97%, 54%)  Orange
#fc166c  rgb(252, 22, 108)  hsl(338, 97%, 54%)  Rose
#6cfc16  rgb(108, 252, 22)  hsl(98, 97%, 54%)  Lawn Green