Information about #166582 color

#166582 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #166582 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(22, 101, 130) — 8.6% red, 39.6% green, 51% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 42 / 11 / 0 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #166582 reads as a strongly colored sky-leaning azure and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Blue Sapphire (#126180). Slightly further away sit Light Blue Flower (#1D697C) and Dauntless (#166F7F).

The recipe behind #166582 is rgb(22, 101, 130), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #166582: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#166582 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#166582 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #166582

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dauntless color link
Dauntless

#166F7F

Yarra color link
Yarra

#20608E

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Light Navy color link
Light Navy

#155084

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Kitsch color link
Kitsch

#006C7F

Deep Aqua color link
Deep Aqua

#08787F

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#166582
  • RGB22, 101, 130
  • CMYK42, 11, 0, 49
  • CSSrgb(22, 101, 130)
  • HSL196°, 71%, 30%
  • HSL Precise196.111°, 71.053%, 29.804%
  • HSV196°, 83%, 51%
  • HSB196°, 83%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.396, 0.510)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.396, 0.510, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.396, 0.510)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID166582
  • DECIMAL ID1467778
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01