All About Color #166D8D

#166D8D

About #166D8D

#166D8D is a dark blue color with the hex code #166D8D. In RGB it is red 22, green 109, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 73%, lightness 32%; in CMYK it is 84%, 23%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 5.82:1 on white and 3.61:1 on black.

#166D8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet16, 6D, 8D
CMYK84.40%, 22.70%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal22, 109, 141
HSL196°, 73%, 32%
RGB Octal26, 155, 215
HSV (HSB)196.13°, 84.40%, 55.29%
RGB Binary10110, 1101101, 10001101
CIE-L*AB42.81, -12.76, -24.50
RGB Percent8.63%, 42.75%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH42.81, 27.62, 242.48
XYZ10.61, 13.03, 27.16
CIE-L*UV42.81, -27.98, -33.64
xyY0.21, 0.26, 13.03
Hunter-Lab36.10, -10.72, -19.33
RYB8.63%, 28.34%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#166D8D on a dark background: contrast 3.61:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#166D8D on a light background: contrast 5.82:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #166D8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#166D8D · #22ABDD · #0A303E · #8D3616 · #DD5422

Analogous palette

#168D36 · #168D71 · #166D8D · #16328D · #36168D

Triadic palette

#166D8D · #8D166D · #6D8D16 · #22ABDD · #DD22AB

Tetradic palette

#166D8D · #71168D · #8D3616 · #328D16 · #0A303E

Monochromatic palette

#031116 · #0C3A4B · #166D8D · #20A1CF · #57BFE5

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