#166AE9 Color

#166AE9 is rgb(22, 106, 233) in RGB and hsl(216, 83%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RoyalBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#166AE9

HEX#166AE9

RGBrgb(22, 106, 233)

HSLhsl(216, 83%, 50%)

HSVhsv(216, 91%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.207 259.7)

CMYKcmyk(91%, 55%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #166AE9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #166AE9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#166AE9 Complementary#E99516 Analogous#16D4E9 Analogous#2B16E9 Triadic#E9166A Triadic#6AE916

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #166AE9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#367FEC #5794EF #78A9F2 #94BBF5 #B4CFF8 #D5E4FB

Shades

#135BC9 #104FAD #0D408C #0A3370 #07244F #051733

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