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#166FBC

#166fbc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166fbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 43.53% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.3% cyan, 40.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 207.83°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.85.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1517

Complementary

  1. #166fbc
  2. #bc6316

Split complementary

  1. #166fbc
  2. #bc161c
  3. #bcb616

Analogous

  1. #16bcb6
  2. #166fbc
  3. #161cbc

Triadic

  1. #166fbc
  2. #bc166f
  3. #6fbc16

Tetradic

  1. #166fbc
  2. #6316bc
  3. #bc6316
  4. #6fbc16

Square

  1. #166fbc
  2. #b616bc
  3. #bc6316
  4. #1cbc16

Monochromatic

  1. #061e33
  2. #0e4778
  3. #166fbc
  4. #3796e8
  5. #7bbaf0

Shades

#166fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166fbc
  2. #1464a9
  3. #125996
  4. #0f4e84
  5. #0d4371
  6. #0b385e
  7. #092c4b
  8. #072138
  9. #041626
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#166fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166fbc
  2. #2d7dc3
  3. #458cc9
  4. #5c9ad0
  5. #73a9d7
  6. #8bb7de
  7. #a2c5e4
  8. #b9d4eb
  9. #d0e2f2
  10. #e8f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166fbc
  2. #2171b6
  3. #2b72b0
  4. #3674aa
  5. #4076a4
  6. #4b789e
  7. #567998
  8. #607b92
  9. #6b7d8c
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576e93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4874bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c66ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00828c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a72be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #256abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166fbc {
  color: #166fbc;
}
Background
.bg-166fbc {
  background-color: #166fbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166fbc {
  border: 2px solid #166fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 111 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166fbc, #161cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 111 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.85 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.39 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.18 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.33 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.81 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.84 #e99043 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

French Blue
#166fbc  rgb(22, 111, 188)  hsl(208, 79%, 41%)  French Blue
#bc6316  rgb(188, 99, 22)  hsl(28, 79%, 41%)  Ginger
#bc166f  rgb(188, 22, 111)  hsl(328, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#6fbc16  rgb(111, 188, 22)  hsl(88, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green