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#166DAA

#166daa ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166daa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 42.75% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.06% cyan, 35.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 204.73°, with 77.08% saturation and 37.65% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.2.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1401

Complementary

  1. #166daa
  2. #aa5316

Split complementary

  1. #166daa
  2. #aa1623
  3. #aa9d16

Analogous

  1. #16aa9d
  2. #166daa
  3. #1623aa

Triadic

  1. #166daa
  2. #aa166d
  3. #6daa16

Tetradic

  1. #166daa
  2. #5316aa
  3. #aa5316
  4. #6daa16

Square

  1. #166daa
  2. #9d16aa
  3. #aa5316
  4. #23aa16

Monochromatic

  1. #041623
  2. #0d4266
  3. #166daa
  4. #2997e3
  5. #6db8ec

Shades

#166daa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166daa
  2. #146299
  3. #125788
  4. #0f4c77
  5. #0d4166
  6. #0b3755
  7. #092c44
  8. #072133
  9. #041622
  10. #020b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#166daa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166daa
  2. #2d7cb3
  3. #458abb
  4. #5c99c4
  5. #73a7cc
  6. #8bb6d5
  7. #a2c5dd
  8. #b9d3e6
  9. #d0e2ee
  10. #e8f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166daa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166daa
  2. #216fa6
  3. #2b71a2
  4. #36739d
  5. #407599
  6. #4b7795
  7. #567891
  8. #607a8d
  9. #6b7c88
  10. #757e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536a88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5070ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a63a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #406fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f67a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166daa {
  color: #166daa;
}
Background
.bg-166daa {
  background-color: #166daa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166daa {
  border: 2px solid #166daa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166daa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 109 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 77% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166daa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166daa, #1623aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166daa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 109 170 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.20 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.45 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.79 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.83 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.93 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.05 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.44 #e99255 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#166daa  rgb(22, 109, 170)  hsl(205, 77%, 38%)  Medium Persian Blue
#aa5316  rgb(170, 83, 22)  hsl(25, 77%, 38%)  Sienna
#aa166d  rgb(170, 22, 109)  hsl(325, 77%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6daa16  rgb(109, 170, 22)  hsl(85, 77%, 38%)  Kelly Green