Information about #166EB0 color

#166EB0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#166EB0 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 110, 176) — 8.6% red, 43.1% green, 69% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 60 / 26 / 0 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #166EB0 reads as a vivid, lively azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Green Blue (#1164B4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nice Blue (#107AB0) and Geaux Blue (#1277A3).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(22, 110, 176)), which gives #166EB0 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#166EB0 color variations

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

#166EB0 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#166EB0 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#11578D

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#0D416A

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#082B46

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Black

#000000

#166EB0 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#2771AA

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#3A75A2

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#507998

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Grey

#808080

#166EB0 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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#15ABB1

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#15B178

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#166EB0 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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#B15916
#B15916

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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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#B1A716
#B1A716

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#B11620
#B11620

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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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#16B1A7
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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
#166EB0
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#B1166E
#B1166E

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#6EB116
#6EB116

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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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#5916B1
#5916B1

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#B15916
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#6EB116
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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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#A716B1
#A716B1

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#B15916
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#20B116
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Nearest named colors to #166EB0

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

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Tripster Blue color link
Tripster Blue

#2070A0

Denim color link
Denim

#1560BD

Trust Blue color link
Trust Blue

#0A64BC

Honolulu Blue color link
Honolulu Blue

#006DB0

Kari Blue color link
Kari Blue

#006DB1

Linkedin Blue color link
Linkedin Blue

#0072B1

Fun Blue color link
Fun Blue

#1959A8

#166EB0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#166EB0
  • RGB22, 110, 176
  • CMYK60, 26, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(22, 110, 176)
  • HSL206°, 78%, 39%
  • HSL Precise205.714°, 77.778%, 38.824%
  • HSV206°, 88%, 69%
  • HSB206°, 88%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.431, 0.690)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.431, 0.690, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.431, 0.690)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID166EB0
  • DECIMAL ID1470128
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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