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#166FCD

#166fcd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#166fcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.27% cyan, 45.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 210.82°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1595

Complementary

  1. #166fcd
  2. #cd7416

Split complementary

  1. #166fcd
  2. #cd1816
  3. #cbcd16

Analogous

  1. #16cbcd
  2. #166fcd
  3. #1816cd

Triadic

  1. #166fcd
  2. #cd166f
  3. #6fcd16

Tetradic

  1. #166fcd
  2. #7416cd
  3. #cd7416
  4. #6fcd16

Square

  1. #166fcd
  2. #cd16cb
  3. #cd7416
  4. #16cd18

Monochromatic

  1. #072443
  2. #0f4a88
  3. #166fcd
  4. #4595eb
  5. #8abdf2

Shades

#166fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166fcd
  2. #1464b9
  3. #1259a4
  4. #0f4e90
  5. #0d437b
  6. #0b3867
  7. #092c52
  8. #07213e
  9. #041629
  10. #020b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#166fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166fcd
  2. #2d7dd2
  3. #458cd7
  4. #5c9adc
  5. #73a9e1
  6. #8bb7e6
  7. #a2c5eb
  8. #b9d4f0
  9. #d0e2f5
  10. #e8f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166fcd
  2. #2171c5
  3. #2b72be
  4. #3674b6
  5. #4076ae
  6. #4b78a7
  7. #56799f
  8. #607b97
  9. #6b7d8f
  10. #757e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #596f9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b78d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0268cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008694 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3074cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0c6bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166fcd {
  color: #166fcd;
}
Background
.bg-166fcd {
  background-color: #166fcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166fcd {
  border: 2px solid #166fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 111 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166fcd, #1816cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 111 205 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.87 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.82 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.16 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.58 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.15 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.21 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.24 #e99032 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

True Blue
#166fcd  rgb(22, 111, 205)  hsl(211, 81%, 45%)  True Blue
#cd7416  rgb(205, 116, 22)  hsl(31, 81%, 45%)  Ochre
#cd166f  rgb(205, 22, 111)  hsl(331, 81%, 45%)  Telemagenta
#6fcd16  rgb(111, 205, 22)  hsl(91, 81%, 45%)  Yellow Green