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#166FC3

#166fc3 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166fc3 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 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.72% cyan, 43.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 209.13°, with 79.72% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.86.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1548

Complementary

  1. #166fc3
  2. #c36a16

Split complementary

  1. #166fc3
  2. #c31619
  3. #c3c016

Analogous

  1. #16c3c0
  2. #166fc3
  3. #1619c3

Triadic

  1. #166fc3
  2. #c3166f
  3. #6fc316

Tetradic

  1. #166fc3
  2. #6a16c3
  3. #c36a16
  4. #6fc316

Square

  1. #166fc3
  2. #c016c3
  3. #c36a16
  4. #19c316

Monochromatic

  1. #06213a
  2. #0e487e
  3. #166fc3
  4. #3c95e9
  5. #81bbf1

Shades

#166fc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166fc3
  2. #1464b0
  3. #12599c
  4. #0f4e89
  5. #0d4375
  6. #0b3862
  7. #092c4e
  8. #07213b
  9. #041627
  10. #020b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#166fc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166fc3
  2. #2d7dc9
  3. #458ccf
  4. #5c9ad5
  5. #73a9db
  6. #8bb7e1
  7. #a2c5e7
  8. #b9d4ed
  9. #d0e2f3
  10. #e8f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166fc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166fc3
  2. #2171bc
  3. #2b72b6
  4. #3674af
  5. #4076a8
  6. #4b78a2
  7. #56799b
  8. #607b94
  9. #6b7d8d
  10. #757e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576e97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4376c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2167c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00838f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3673c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d6ac2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ca6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166fc3 {
  color: #166fc3;
}
Background
.bg-166fc3 {
  background-color: #166fc3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166fc3 {
  border: 2px solid #166fc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166fc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 111 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 80% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166fc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166fc3, #1619c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166fc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 111 195 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.86 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.63 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.38 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.58 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.63 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.23 #e9903c Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

True Blue
#166fc3  rgb(22, 111, 195)  hsl(209, 80%, 43%)  True Blue
#c36a16  rgb(195, 106, 22)  hsl(29, 80%, 43%)  Ochre
#c3166f  rgb(195, 22, 111)  hsl(329, 80%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#6fc316  rgb(111, 195, 22)  hsl(89, 80%, 43%)  Kelly Green