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#166D91

#166d91 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#166d91 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 42.75% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.83% cyan, 24.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 197.56°, with 73.65% saturation and 32.75% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 2.46.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1315

Complementary

  1. #166d91
  2. #913a16

Split complementary

  1. #166d91
  2. #911630
  3. #917816

Analogous

  1. #169178
  2. #166d91
  3. #163091

Triadic

  1. #166d91
  2. #91166d
  3. #6d9116

Tetradic

  1. #166d91
  2. #3a1691
  3. #913a16
  4. #6d9116

Square

  1. #166d91
  2. #781691
  3. #913a16
  4. #309116

Monochromatic

  1. #030d12
  2. #0c3b4f
  3. #166d91
  4. #209fd3
  5. #5abde6

Shades

#166d91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166d91
  2. #146283
  3. #125774
  4. #0f4c66
  5. #0d4157
  6. #0b3749
  7. #092c3a
  8. #07212c
  9. #04161d
  10. #020b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#166d91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166d91
  2. #2d7c9c
  3. #458aa7
  4. #5c99b2
  5. #73a7bd
  6. #8bb6c8
  7. #a2c5d3
  8. #b9d3de
  9. #d0e2e9
  10. #e8f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166d91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166d91
  2. #216f8f
  3. #2b718e
  4. #36738c
  5. #40758a
  6. #4b7789
  7. #567887
  8. #607a85
  9. #6b7c83
  10. #757e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #516979 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b6c93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b6190 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #496c92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c6691 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166d91 {
  color: #166d91;
}
Background
.bg-166d91 {
  background-color: #166d91;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166d91 {
  border: 2px solid #166d91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166d91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 109 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 74% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166d91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166d91, #163091);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166d91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 109 145 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 2.46 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.35 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.51 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.75 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.63 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.16 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.69 #e9926e Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#166d91  rgb(22, 109, 145)  hsl(198, 74%, 33%)  Sea Blue
#913a16  rgb(145, 58, 22)  hsl(18, 74%, 33%)  Kobe
#91166d  rgb(145, 22, 109)  hsl(318, 74%, 33%)  Boysenberry
#6d9116  rgb(109, 145, 22)  hsl(78, 74%, 33%)  Olive Drab