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#168ABE

#168abe ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#168abe is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 54.12% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.42% cyan, 27.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 198.57°, with 79.25% saturation and 41.57% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.55.

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Relative luminance0.2207

Complementary

  1. #168abe
  2. #be4a16

Split complementary

  1. #168abe
  2. #be1636
  3. #be9e16

Analogous

  1. #16be9e
  2. #168abe
  3. #1636be

Triadic

  1. #168abe
  2. #be168a
  3. #8abe16

Tetradic

  1. #168abe
  2. #4a16be
  3. #be4a16
  4. #8abe16

Square

  1. #168abe
  2. #9e16be
  3. #be4a16
  4. #36be16

Monochromatic

  1. #062635
  2. #0e5879
  3. #168abe
  4. #38b2e8
  5. #7dccf0

Shades

#168abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #168abe
  2. #147cab
  3. #126e98
  4. #0f6185
  5. #0d5372
  6. #0b455f
  7. #09374c
  8. #072939
  9. #041c26
  10. #020e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#168abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #168abe
  2. #2d96c5
  3. #45a1cb
  4. #5cadd2
  5. #73b9d8
  6. #8bc5df
  7. #a2d0e5
  8. #b9dcec
  9. #d0e8f2
  10. #e8f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#168abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #168abe
  2. #2189b8
  3. #2b88b2
  4. #3687ab
  5. #4086a5
  6. #4b859f
  7. #568499
  8. #608393
  9. #6b828c
  10. #758186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67859d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7089c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b7bbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00989c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a8abf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4981bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-168abe {
  color: #168abe;
}
Background
.bg-168abe {
  background-color: #168abe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-168abe {
  border: 2px solid #168abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #168abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 138 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-168abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #168abe, #1636be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-168abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 138 190 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.55 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.06 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.57 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.59 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.26 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.50 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.60 #e97541 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#168abe  rgb(22, 138, 190)  hsl(199, 79%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#be4a16  rgb(190, 74, 22)  hsl(19, 79%, 42%)  Mahogany
#be168a  rgb(190, 22, 138)  hsl(319, 79%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#8abe16  rgb(138, 190, 22)  hsl(79, 79%, 42%)  Apple Green