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#166FA2

#166fa2 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166fa2 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 43.53% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.42% cyan, 31.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 201.86°, 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1415

Complementary

  1. #166fa2
  2. #a24916

Split complementary

  1. #166fa2
  2. #a21629
  3. #a28f16

Analogous

  1. #16a28f
  2. #166fa2
  3. #1629a2

Triadic

  1. #166fa2
  2. #a2166f
  3. #6fa216

Tetradic

  1. #166fa2
  2. #4916a2
  3. #a24916
  4. #6fa216

Square

  1. #166fa2
  2. #8f16a2
  3. #a24916
  4. #29a216

Monochromatic

  1. #04131b
  2. #0d415f
  3. #166fa2
  4. #239ce1
  5. #67baea

Shades

#166fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166fa2
  2. #146492
  3. #125982
  4. #0f4e71
  5. #0d4361
  6. #0b3851
  7. #092c41
  8. #072131
  9. #041620
  10. #020b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#166fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166fa2
  2. #2d7dab
  3. #458cb5
  4. #5c9abe
  5. #73a9c7
  6. #8bb7d1
  7. #a2c5da
  8. #b9d4e3
  9. #d0e2ec
  10. #e8f1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166fa2
  2. #21719f
  3. #2b729b
  4. #367498
  5. #407694
  6. #4b7891
  7. #56798e
  8. #607b8a
  9. #6b7d87
  10. #757e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5770a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4464a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4570a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3768a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00778f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166fa2 {
  color: #166fa2;
}
Background
.bg-166fa2 {
  background-color: #166fa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #166fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 111 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 76% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166fa2, #1629a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 111 162 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.38 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.47 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.74 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.47 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.56 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.30 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.34 #e9905d Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#166fa2  rgb(22, 111, 162)  hsl(202, 76%, 36%)  Sea Blue
#a24916  rgb(162, 73, 22)  hsl(22, 76%, 36%)  Sienna
#a2166f  rgb(162, 22, 111)  hsl(322, 76%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6fa216  rgb(111, 162, 22)  hsl(82, 76%, 36%)  Olive Drab