Information about #166A9D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#166A9D falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 106, 157) — 8.6% red, 41.6% green, 61.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 53 / 20 / 0 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#166A9D is a energetic, saturated steel-blue azure that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Tripster Blue (#2070A0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Geaux Blue (#1277A3) and Lapis Lazuli (#26619C).

In RGB terms — rgb(22, 106, 157) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. No one has named #166A9D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#166A9D color variations

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

#166A9D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#166A9D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#166A9D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#166A9D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#166A9D 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
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#9C4A16
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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
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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
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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
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#9C1669
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#699C16
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#4A169C
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#9C4A16
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#269C16
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Nearest named colors to #166A9D

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

Tripster Blue color link
Tripster Blue

#2070A0

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Lapis Lazuli color link
Lapis Lazuli

#26619C

Fun Blue color link
Fun Blue

#1959A8

Yarra color link
Yarra

#20608E

Captain Cook color link
Captain Cook

#00689B

Yeehaa color link
Yeehaa

#006C98

IBM Blue color link
IBM Blue

#006699

Sapphire Blue color link
Sapphire Blue

#0067A5

Sea Blue color link
Sea Blue

#006994

Sweden Blue color link
Sweden Blue

#006AA7

Green Blue color link
Green Blue

#1164B4

#166A9D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#166A9D
  • RGB22, 106, 157
  • CMYK53, 20, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(22, 106, 157)
  • HSL203°, 75%, 35%
  • HSL Precise202.667°, 75.419%, 35.098%
  • HSV203°, 86%, 62%
  • HSB203°, 86%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.416, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.416, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.416, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID166A9D
  • DECIMAL ID1469085
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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