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#166EB8

#166eb8 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166eb8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 43.14% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.04% cyan, 40.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 207.41°, with 78.64% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.9.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1478

Complementary

  1. #166eb8
  2. #b86016

Split complementary

  1. #166eb8
  2. #b8161d
  3. #b8b116

Analogous

  1. #16b8b1
  2. #166eb8
  3. #161db8

Triadic

  1. #166eb8
  2. #b8166e
  3. #6eb816

Tetradic

  1. #166eb8
  2. #6016b8
  3. #b86016
  4. #6eb816

Square

  1. #166eb8
  2. #b116b8
  3. #b86016
  4. #1db816

Monochromatic

  1. #061c2f
  2. #0e4574
  3. #166eb8
  4. #3495e7
  5. #78b9ef

Shades

#166eb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166eb8
  2. #1463a6
  3. #125893
  4. #0f4d81
  5. #0d426e
  6. #0b375c
  7. #092c4a
  8. #072137
  9. #041625
  10. #020b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#166eb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166eb8
  2. #2d7dbf
  3. #458bc6
  4. #5c9acd
  5. #73a8d4
  6. #8bb7dc
  7. #a2c5e3
  8. #b9d4ea
  9. #d0e2f1
  10. #e8f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166eb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166eb8
  2. #2170b2
  3. #2b72ad
  4. #3673a7
  5. #4075a2
  6. #4b779c
  7. #567996
  8. #607b91
  9. #6b7c8b
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556c90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4973bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f65b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b71ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2769b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00799e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166eb8 {
  color: #166eb8;
}
Background
.bg-166eb8 {
  background-color: #166eb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166eb8 {
  border: 2px solid #166eb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166eb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 110 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 79% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166eb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166eb8, #161db8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166eb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 110 184 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.90 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.96 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.60 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.07 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.36 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.18 #e99147 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

French Blue
#166eb8  rgb(22, 110, 184)  hsl(207, 79%, 40%)  French Blue
#b86016  rgb(184, 96, 22)  hsl(27, 79%, 40%)  Ginger
#b8166e  rgb(184, 22, 110)  hsl(327, 79%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6eb816  rgb(110, 184, 22)  hsl(87, 79%, 40%)  Kelly Green