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#166EB0

#166eb0 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166eb0 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 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.5% cyan, 37.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 205.71°, with 77.78% saturation and 38.82% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1446

Complementary

  1. #166eb0
  2. #b05816

Split complementary

  1. #166eb0
  2. #b01621
  3. #b0a516

Analogous

  1. #16b0a5
  2. #166eb0
  3. #1621b0

Triadic

  1. #166eb0
  2. #b0166e
  3. #6eb016

Tetradic

  1. #166eb0
  2. #5816b0
  3. #b05816
  4. #6eb016

Square

  1. #166eb0
  2. #a516b0
  3. #b05816
  4. #21b016

Monochromatic

  1. #051928
  2. #0d436c
  3. #166eb0
  4. #2e96e5
  5. #72b8ed

Shades

#166eb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166eb0
  2. #14639e
  3. #12588d
  4. #0f4d7b
  5. #0d426a
  6. #0b3758
  7. #092c46
  8. #072135
  9. #041623
  10. #020b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#166eb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166eb0
  2. #2d7db8
  3. #458bc0
  4. #5c9ac8
  5. #73a8d0
  6. #8bb7d8
  7. #a2c5df
  8. #b9d4e7
  9. #d0e2ef
  10. #e8f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166eb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166eb0
  2. #2170ab
  3. #2b72a6
  4. #3673a2
  5. #40759d
  6. #4b7798
  7. #567993
  8. #607b8e
  9. #6b7c8a
  10. #757e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556c8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e71b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3764af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f70b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d68af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007899 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166eb0 {
  color: #166eb0;
}
Background
.bg-166eb0 {
  background-color: #166eb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166eb0 {
  border: 2px solid #166eb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166eb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 110 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 78% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166eb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166eb0, #1621b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166eb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 110 176 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.77 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.82 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.90 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.93 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.21 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.96 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.23 #e9914f Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#166eb0  rgb(22, 110, 176)  hsl(206, 78%, 39%)  French Blue
#b05816  rgb(176, 88, 22)  hsl(26, 78%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#b0166e  rgb(176, 22, 110)  hsl(326, 78%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6eb016  rgb(110, 176, 22)  hsl(86, 78%, 39%)  Kelly Green