All About Color #166D9C

#166D9C

About #166D9C

#166D9C is a dark blue color with the hex code #166D9C. In RGB it is red 22, green 109, blue 156; in HSL it is hue 201°, saturation 75%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 86%, 30%, 0%, 39%. Its contrast ratio is 5.67:1 on white and 3.70:1 on black.

#166D9C Color Conversion

Hex triplet16, 6D, 9C
CMYK85.90%, 30.13%, 0.00%, 38.82%
RGB Decimal22, 109, 156
HSL201°, 75%, 35%
RGB Octal26, 155, 234
HSV (HSB)201.04°, 85.90%, 61.18%
RGB Binary10110, 1101101, 10011100
CIE-L*AB43.52, -7.11, -32.32
RGB Percent8.63%, 42.75%, 61.18%
CIE-L*CH43.52, 33.09, 257.58
XYZ11.80, 13.51, 33.44
CIE-L*UV43.52, -27.08, -46.42
xyY0.20, 0.23, 13.51
Hunter-Lab36.75, -7.01, -28.21
RYB8.63%, 29.31%, 61.18%

Color Accessibility Scores

#166D9C on a dark background: contrast 3.70:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#166D9C on a light background: contrast 5.67:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #166D9C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#166D9C · #2DA2E1 · #0B354C · #9C4516 · #E16C2D

Analogous palette

#169C45 · #169C88 · #166D9C · #162A9C · #45169C

Triadic palette

#166D9C · #9C166D · #6D9C16 · #2DA2E1 · #E12DA2

Tetradic palette

#166D9C · #88169C · #9C4516 · #2A9C16 · #0B354C

Monochromatic palette

#031016 · #0D3E59 · #166D9C · #209CDF · #63BAE9

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