All About Color #166BC5

#166BC5

About #166BC5

#166BC5 is a medium blue color with the hex code #166BC5. In RGB it is red 22, green 107, blue 197; in HSL it is hue 211°, saturation 80%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 89%, 46%, 0%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 5.33:1 on white and 3.94:1 on black.

#166BC5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet16, 6B, C5
CMYK88.83%, 45.69%, 0.00%, 22.75%
RGB Decimal22, 107, 197
HSL211°, 80%, 43%
RGB Octal26, 153, 305
HSV (HSB)210.86°, 88.83%, 77.25%
RGB Binary10110, 1101011, 11000101
CIE-L*AB45.24, 10.16, -53.53
RGB Percent8.63%, 41.96%, 77.25%
CIE-L*CH45.24, 54.49, 280.75
XYZ15.67, 14.72, 54.84
CIE-L*UV45.24, -24.43, -81.14
xyY0.18, 0.17, 14.72
Hunter-Lab38.36, 5.76, -57.90
RYB8.63%, 31.06%, 77.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#166BC5 on a dark background: contrast 3.94:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#166BC5 on a light background: contrast 5.33:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #166BC5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#166BC5 · #4C99EB · #0D3E73 · #C57116 · #EB9E4C

Analogous palette

#16C571 · #16C2C5 · #166BC5 · #1916C5 · #7116C5

Triadic palette

#166BC5 · #C5166B · #6BC516 · #4C99EB · #EB4C99

Tetradic palette

#166BC5 · #C516C2 · #C57116 · #16C519 · #0D3E73

Monochromatic palette

#07203C · #0E4581 · #166BC5 · #3E91EA · #83B8F1

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