Information about #166BB1 color

#166BB1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#166BB1 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 107, 177) — 8.6% red, 42% green, 69.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 61 / 27 / 0 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #166BB1 reads as a strongly colored steel-blue 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 a hair away from Green Blue (#1164B4). Slightly further away sit Nice Blue (#107AB0) and Denim (#1560BD).

The recipe behind #166BB1 is rgb(22, 107, 177), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #166BB1: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#166BB1 color variations

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

#166BB1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#166BB1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#11558D

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#0D406A

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Black

#000000

#166BB1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#276FAA

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Grey

#808080

#166BB1 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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#15A9B1

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#166BB1 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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#B15C16
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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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#B1A916
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#B1161E
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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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#16B1A9
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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
#166BB1
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#B1166B
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#6BB116
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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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#5C16B1
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#B15C16
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#6BB116
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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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#A916B1
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#B15C16
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#1EB116
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Nearest named colors to #166BB1

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

Green Blue color link
Green Blue

#1164B4

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Denim color link
Denim

#1560BD

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

Trust Blue color link
Trust Blue

#0A64BC

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Fun Blue color link
Fun Blue

#1959A8

Tripster Blue color link
Tripster Blue

#2070A0

Kari Blue color link
Kari Blue

#006DB1

Honolulu Blue color link
Honolulu Blue

#006DB0

Blue Eyes color link
Blue Eyes

#1569C7

#166BB1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#166BB1
  • RGB22, 107, 177
  • CMYK61, 27, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(22, 107, 177)
  • HSL207°, 78%, 39%
  • HSL Precise207.097°, 77.889%, 39.02%
  • HSV207°, 88%, 69%
  • HSB207°, 88%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.420, 0.694)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.420, 0.694, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.420, 0.694)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID166BB1
  • DECIMAL ID1469361
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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