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#166EA2

#166ea2 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166ea2 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 43.14% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.42% cyan, 32.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 202.29°, with 76.09% saturation and 36.08% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1393

Complementary

  1. #166ea2
  2. #a24a16

Split complementary

  1. #166ea2
  2. #a21628
  3. #a29016

Analogous

  1. #16a290
  2. #166ea2
  3. #1628a2

Triadic

  1. #166ea2
  2. #a2166e
  3. #6ea216

Tetradic

  1. #166ea2
  2. #4a16a2
  3. #a24a16
  4. #6ea216

Square

  1. #166ea2
  2. #9016a2
  3. #a24a16
  4. #28a216

Monochromatic

  1. #04131b
  2. #0d405f
  3. #166ea2
  4. #239be1
  5. #67b9ea

Shades

#166ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166ea2
  2. #146392
  3. #125882
  4. #0f4d71
  5. #0d4261
  6. #0b3751
  7. #092c41
  8. #072131
  9. #041620
  10. #020b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#166ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166ea2
  2. #2d7dab
  3. #458bb5
  4. #5c9abe
  5. #73a8c7
  6. #8bb7d1
  7. #a2c5da
  8. #b9d4e3
  9. #d0e2ec
  10. #e8f1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166ea2
  2. #21709f
  3. #2b729b
  4. #367398
  5. #407594
  6. #4b7791
  7. #56798e
  8. #607b8a
  9. #6b7c87
  10. #757e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #556fa4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4263a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #446fa3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3567a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00768f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166ea2 {
  color: #166ea2;
}
Background
.bg-166ea2 {
  background-color: #166ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #166ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 110 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 76% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166ea2, #1628a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 110 162 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.01 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.41 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.62 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.34 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.89 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.94 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.18 #e9915d Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#166ea2  rgb(22, 110, 162)  hsl(202, 76%, 36%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a24a16  rgb(162, 74, 22)  hsl(22, 76%, 36%)  Sienna
#a2166e  rgb(162, 22, 110)  hsl(322, 76%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ea216  rgb(110, 162, 22)  hsl(82, 76%, 36%)  Olive Drab