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#166FD6

#166fd6 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#166fd6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 43.53% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.72% cyan, 48.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 212.19°, with 81.36% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1639

Complementary

  1. #166fd6
  2. #d67d16

Split complementary

  1. #166fd6
  2. #d61d16
  3. #cfd616

Analogous

  1. #16cfd6
  2. #166fd6
  3. #1d16d6

Triadic

  1. #166fd6
  2. #d6166f
  3. #6fd616

Tetradic

  1. #166fd6
  2. #7d16d6
  3. #d67d16
  4. #6fd616

Square

  1. #166fd6
  2. #d616cf
  3. #d67d16
  4. #16d61d

Monochromatic

  1. #08274b
  2. #0f4b91
  3. #166fd6
  4. #4c96ed
  5. #91bff4

Shades

#166fd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166fd6
  2. #1464c1
  3. #1259ab
  4. #0f4e96
  5. #0d4380
  6. #0b386b
  7. #092c56
  8. #072140
  9. #04162b
  10. #020b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#166fd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166fd6
  2. #2d7dda
  3. #458cde
  4. #5c9ae2
  5. #73a9e6
  6. #8bb7eb
  7. #a2c5ef
  8. #b9d4f3
  9. #d0e2f7
  10. #e8f1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166fd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166fd6
  2. #2171cd
  3. #2b72c5
  4. #3674bc
  5. #4076b4
  6. #4b78ab
  7. #5679a2
  8. #607b9a
  9. #6b7d91
  10. #757e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a70a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3179da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008898 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2875d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166fd6 {
  color: #166fd6;
}
Background
.bg-166fd6 {
  background-color: #166fd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166fd6 {
  border: 2px solid #166fd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166fd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 111 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 81% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166fd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166fd6, #1d16d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166fd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 111 214 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.55 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.90 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.20 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.69 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.90 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.85 #e99029 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

True Blue
#166fd6  rgb(22, 111, 214)  hsl(212, 81%, 46%)  True Blue
#d67d16  rgb(214, 125, 22)  hsl(32, 81%, 46%)  Ochre
#d6166f  rgb(214, 22, 111)  hsl(332, 81%, 46%)  Dogwood Rose
#6fd616  rgb(111, 214, 22)  hsl(92, 81%, 46%)  Yellow Green