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#166DBB

#166dbb ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166dbb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 42.75% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 41.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 208.36°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.147

Complementary

  1. #166dbb
  2. #bb6416

Split complementary

  1. #166dbb
  2. #bb161b
  3. #bbb616

Analogous

  1. #16bbb6
  2. #166dbb
  3. #161bbb

Triadic

  1. #166dbb
  2. #bb166d
  3. #6dbb16

Tetradic

  1. #166dbb
  2. #6416bb
  3. #bb6416
  4. #6dbb16

Square

  1. #166dbb
  2. #b616bb
  3. #bb6416
  4. #1bbb16

Monochromatic

  1. #061d32
  2. #0e4577
  3. #166dbb
  4. #3694e7
  5. #7bb8ef

Shades

#166dbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166dbb
  2. #1462a8
  3. #125796
  4. #0f4c83
  5. #0d4170
  6. #0b375e
  7. #092c4b
  8. #072138
  9. #041625
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#166dbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166dbb
  2. #2d7cc2
  3. #458ac9
  4. #5c99cf
  5. #73a7d6
  6. #8bb6dd
  7. #a2c5e4
  8. #b9d3eb
  9. #d0e2f1
  10. #e8f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166dbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166dbb
  2. #216fb5
  3. #2b71af
  4. #3673a9
  5. #4075a3
  6. #4b779e
  7. #567898
  8. #607a92
  9. #6b7c8c
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556c92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4673be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2864b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3870bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2268ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166dbb {
  color: #166dbb;
}
Background
.bg-166dbb {
  background-color: #166dbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166dbb {
  border: 2px solid #166dbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166dbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 109 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166dbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166dbb, #161bbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166dbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 109 187 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.51 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.92 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.85 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.05 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.07 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.19 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.28 #e99244 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

French Blue
#166dbb  rgb(22, 109, 187)  hsl(208, 79%, 41%)  French Blue
#bb6416  rgb(187, 100, 22)  hsl(28, 79%, 41%)  Ginger
#bb166d  rgb(187, 22, 109)  hsl(328, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#6dbb16  rgb(109, 187, 22)  hsl(88, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green