#166EB6 color

  • HEX#166EB6
  • RGBrgb(22, 110, 182)
  • HSLhsl(207, 78%, 40%)
  • CMYK88, 40, 0, 29

About #166EB6

#166EB6 is a medium blue color with the hex code #166EB6. In RGB it is red 22, green 110, blue 182; in HSL it is hue 207°, saturation 78%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 88%, 40%, 0%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 5.33:1 on white and 3.94:1 on black.

#166EB6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet16, 6E, B6
CMYK87.91%, 39.56%, 0.00%, 28.63%
RGB Decimal22, 110, 182
HSL207°, 78%, 40%
RGB Octal26, 156, 266
HSV (HSB)207.00°, 87.91%, 71.37%
RGB Binary10110, 1101110, 10110110
CIE-L*AB45.22, 2.36, -44.88
RGB Percent8.63%, 43.14%, 71.37%
CIE-L*CH45.22, 44.95, 273.01
XYZ14.35, 14.70, 46.34
CIE-L*UV45.22, -26.04, -67.28
xyY0.19, 0.19, 14.70
Hunter-Lab38.34, -0.29, -44.82
RYB8.63%, 30.89%, 71.37%

Color Accessibility Scores

#166EB6 on a dark background: contrast 3.94:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#166EB6 on a light background: contrast 5.33:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#166EB6 · #409CE7 · #0C3C64 · #B65E16 · #E78C40

Analogous palette

#16B65E · #16B6AE · #166EB6 · #161EB6 · #5E16B6

Triadic palette

#166EB6 · #B6166E · #6EB616 · #409CE7 · #E7409C

Tetradic palette

#166EB6 · #AE16B6 · #B65E16 · #1EB616 · #0C3C64

Monochromatic palette

#061B2D · #0E4571 · #166EB6 · #3395E6 · #77B8EE

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