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#167FCB

#167fcb ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#167fcb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 49.8% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.16% cyan, 37.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 205.19°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.1966

Complementary

  1. #167fcb
  2. #cb6216

Split complementary

  1. #167fcb
  2. #cb1625
  3. #cbbc16

Analogous

  1. #16cbbc
  2. #167fcb
  3. #1625cb

Triadic

  1. #167fcb
  2. #cb167f
  3. #7fcb16

Tetradic

  1. #167fcb
  2. #6216cb
  3. #cb6216
  4. #7fcb16

Square

  1. #167fcb
  2. #bc16cb
  3. #cb6216
  4. #25cb16

Monochromatic

  1. #072941
  2. #0f5486
  3. #167fcb
  4. #43a4eb
  5. #88c6f2

Shades

#167fcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #167fcb
  2. #1472b7
  3. #1266a2
  4. #0f598e
  5. #0d4c7a
  6. #0b4066
  7. #093351
  8. #07263d
  9. #041929
  10. #020d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#167fcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #167fcb
  2. #2d8cd0
  3. #4599d5
  4. #5ca5db
  5. #73b2e0
  6. #8bbfe5
  7. #a2ccea
  8. #b9d9ef
  9. #d0e5f5
  10. #e8f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#167fcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #167fcb
  2. #217fc4
  3. #2b7fbc
  4. #367fb5
  5. #407fad
  6. #4b80a6
  7. #56809e
  8. #608097
  9. #6b808f
  10. #758088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627ca1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a83ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f74ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00919b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4881cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3378ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ab0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-167fcb {
  color: #167fcb;
}
Background
.bg-167fcb {
  background-color: #167fcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-167fcb {
  border: 2px solid #167fcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #167fcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 127 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-167fcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #167fcb, #1625cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-167fcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 127 203 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.47 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.51 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.73 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.04 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.79 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.76 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.97 #e98034 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#167fcb  rgb(22, 127, 203)  hsl(205, 80%, 44%)  Steel Blue
#cb6216  rgb(203, 98, 22)  hsl(25, 80%, 44%)  Chocolate
#cb167f  rgb(203, 22, 127)  hsl(325, 80%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#7fcb16  rgb(127, 203, 22)  hsl(85, 80%, 44%)  Yellow Green