All About Color #166F8D

#166F8D

About #166F8D

#166F8D is a dark blue color with the hex code #166F8D. In RGB it is red 22, green 111, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 195°, saturation 73%, lightness 32%; in CMYK it is 84%, 21%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 5.69:1 on white and 3.69:1 on black.

#166F8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet16, 6F, 8D
CMYK84.40%, 21.28%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal22, 111, 141
HSL195°, 73%, 32%
RGB Octal26, 157, 215
HSV (HSB)195.13°, 84.40%, 55.29%
RGB Binary10110, 1101111, 10001101
CIE-L*AB43.45, -13.91, -23.50
RGB Percent8.63%, 43.53%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH43.45, 27.31, 239.38
XYZ10.82, 13.46, 27.23
CIE-L*UV43.45, -28.70, -32.10
xyY0.21, 0.26, 13.46
Hunter-Lab36.69, -11.56, -18.31
RYB8.63%, 28.60%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#166F8D on a dark background: contrast 3.69:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#166F8D on a light background: contrast 5.69:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #166F8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #166F8D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#166F8D · #22AEDD · #0A313E · #8D3416 · #DD5122

Analogous palette

#168D34 · #168D6F · #166F8D · #16348D · #34168D

Triadic palette

#166F8D · #8D166F · #6F8D16 · #22AEDD · #DD22AE

Tetradic palette

#166F8D · #6F168D · #8D3416 · #348D16 · #0A313E

Monochromatic palette

#031116 · #0C3B4B · #166F8D · #20A4CF · #57C1E5

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