All About Color #166BB6

#166BB6

About #166BB6

#166BB6 is a medium blue color with the hex code #166BB6. In RGB it is red 22, green 107, blue 182; in HSL it is hue 208°, saturation 78%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 88%, 41%, 0%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 5.51:1 on white and 3.81:1 on black.

#166BB6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet16, 6B, B6
CMYK87.91%, 41.21%, 0.00%, 28.63%
RGB Decimal22, 107, 182
HSL208°, 78%, 40%
RGB Octal26, 153, 266
HSV (HSB)208.13°, 87.91%, 71.37%
RGB Binary10110, 1101011, 10110110
CIE-L*AB44.32, 4.24, -46.32
RGB Percent8.63%, 41.96%, 71.37%
CIE-L*CH44.32, 46.51, 275.24
XYZ14.03, 14.06, 46.23
CIE-L*UV44.32, -25.06, -69.31
xyY0.19, 0.19, 14.06
Hunter-Lab37.50, 1.16, -46.84
RYB8.63%, 30.40%, 71.37%

Color Accessibility Scores

#166BB6 on a dark background: contrast 3.81:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#166BB6 on a light background: contrast 5.51:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #166BB6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#166BB6 · #4099E7 · #0C3B64 · #B66116 · #E78E40

Analogous palette

#16B661 · #16B6B0 · #166BB6 · #161CB6 · #6116B6

Triadic palette

#166BB6 · #B6166B · #6BB616 · #4099E7 · #E74099

Tetradic palette

#166BB6 · #B016B6 · #B66116 · #1CB616 · #0C3B64

Monochromatic palette

#061B2D · #0E4371 · #166BB6 · #3392E6 · #77B6EE

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