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#166ac0 color: Blue Diamond

#166ac0 is rgb(22, 106, 192) in RGB and oklch(52.481% 0.15431 253.859) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

52.5%
0.154
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.86:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #166ac0

#166ac0 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.44:1 contrast and black text 3.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Diamond (#0b67be). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #166ac0 mixed with white

  1. 166ac0
  2. 3579c7
  3. 4d88cf
  4. 6497d5
  5. 7aa6dc
  6. 90b5e2
  7. a6c4e9
  8. bcd2ef
  9. d2e1f4
  10. e8f0fa

Darker: #166ac0 mixed with black

  1. 166ac0
  2. 125ba7
  3. 0d4d8e
  4. 093f76
  5. 06315f
  6. 032449
  7. 021834
  8. 010d20
  9. 00040e
  10. 000002

Calmer: #166ac0 with less saturation

  1. 166ac0
  2. 256bb8
  3. 316caf
  4. 3a6ca7
  5. 436c9f
  6. 4a6c96
  7. 516c8e
  8. 586c85
  9. 5e6c7c
  10. 646b73

Questions about #166ac0

What color is #166ac0?

#166ac0 is bright blue. The closest named color is Blue Diamond. In RGB it is rgb(22, 106, 192), in HSL hsl(210.35, 79.44%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.481% 0.15431 253.859).

What colors go well with #166ac0?

The complementary color of #166ac0 is #965c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00779d and #6259bf. The triadic partners are #b13a4f and #427c00.

Is white or black text more readable on #166ac0?

White text reads better on #166ac0: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and black gives 3.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166ac0 a warm or cool color?

#166ac0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.154.