#166EB6 Color

#166EB6 is rgb(22, 110, 182) in RGB and hsl(207, 78%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#166EB6

HEX#166EB6

RGBrgb(22, 110, 182)

HSLhsl(207, 78%, 40%)

HSVhsv(207, 88%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.137 249.4)

CMYKcmyk(88%, 40%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #166EB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #166EB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#166EB6 Complementary#B65E16 Analogous#16B6AE Analogous#161EB6 Triadic#B6166E Triadic#6EB616

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #166EB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1B84DA #3C9AE7 #60ADEB #84C0F0 #A9D2F4 #D2E7F9

Shades

#14609F #115288 #0E4571 #0B3456 #082640 #051929

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