All About Color #166B9C

#166B9C

About #166B9C

#166B9C is a dark blue color with the hex code #166B9C. In RGB it is red 22, green 107, blue 156; in HSL it is hue 202°, saturation 75%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 86%, 31%, 0%, 39%. Its contrast ratio is 5.81:1 on white and 3.62:1 on black.

#166B9C Color Conversion

Hex triplet16, 6B, 9C
CMYK85.90%, 31.41%, 0.00%, 38.82%
RGB Decimal22, 107, 156
HSL202°, 75%, 35%
RGB Octal26, 153, 234
HSV (HSB)201.94°, 85.90%, 61.18%
RGB Binary10110, 1101011, 10011100
CIE-L*AB42.89, -5.91, -33.30
RGB Percent8.63%, 41.96%, 61.18%
CIE-L*CH42.89, 33.82, 259.93
XYZ11.59, 13.09, 33.37
CIE-L*UV42.89, -26.38, -47.91
xyY0.20, 0.23, 13.09
Hunter-Lab36.17, -6.12, -29.37
RYB8.63%, 29.02%, 61.18%

Color Accessibility Scores

#166B9C on a dark background: contrast 3.62:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#166B9C on a light background: contrast 5.81:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #166B9C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#166B9C · #2D9FE1 · #0B344C · #9C4716 · #E16F2D

Analogous palette

#169C47 · #169C8A · #166B9C · #16289C · #47169C

Triadic palette

#166B9C · #9C166B · #6B9C16 · #2D9FE1 · #E12D9F

Tetradic palette

#166B9C · #8A169C · #9C4716 · #289C16 · #0B344C

Monochromatic palette

#030F16 · #0D3D59 · #166B9C · #2099DF · #63B8E9

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