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#166380

#166380 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#166380 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 38.82% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.81% cyan, 22.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 196.42°, with 70.67% saturation and 29.41% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1065

Complementary

  1. #166380
  2. #803316

Split complementary

  1. #166380
  2. #80162e
  3. #806816

Analogous

  1. #168068
  2. #166380
  3. #162e80

Triadic

  1. #166380
  2. #801663
  3. #638016

Tetradic

  1. #166380
  2. #331680
  3. #803316
  4. #638016

Square

  1. #166380
  2. #681680
  3. #803316
  4. #2e8016

Monochromatic

  1. #030d11
  2. #0b313f
  3. #166380
  4. #2195c1
  5. #4eb9e1

Shades

#166380 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166380
  2. #145973
  3. #124f66
  4. #0f455a
  5. #0d3b4d
  6. #0b3240
  7. #092833
  8. #071e26
  9. #04141a
  10. #020a0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#166380 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166380
  2. #2d738d
  3. #458299
  4. #5c92a6
  5. #73a1b3
  6. #8bb1c0
  7. #a2c1cc
  8. #b9d0d9
  9. #d0e0e6
  10. #e8eff2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166380 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166380
  2. #216680
  3. #2b6980
  4. #366c80
  5. #406f80
  6. #4b7280
  7. #567480
  8. #607780
  9. #6b7a80
  10. #757d80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495f6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #546181 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #465780 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #436281 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #385c80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006875 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166380 {
  color: #166380;
}
Background
.bg-166380 {
  background-color: #166380;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166380 {
  border: 2px solid #166380;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166380;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 99 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 71% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166380 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166380, #162e80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166380 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 99 128 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.53 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.57 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.55 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.30 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.33 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.38 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 11.35 #e99c7f Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#166380  rgb(22, 99, 128)  hsl(196, 71%, 29%)  Sea Blue
#803316  rgb(128, 51, 22)  hsl(16, 71%, 29%)  Kobe
#801663  rgb(128, 22, 99)  hsl(316, 71%, 29%)  Byzantium
#638016  rgb(99, 128, 22)  hsl(76, 71%, 29%)  Avocado