#168AE9 Color

#168AE9 is rgb(22, 138, 233) in RGB and hsl(207, 83%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DodgerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#168AE9

HEX#168AE9

RGBrgb(22, 138, 233)

HSLhsl(207, 83%, 50%)

HSVhsv(207, 91%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.171 250.3)

CMYKcmyk(91%, 41%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #168AE9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #168AE9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#168AE9 Complementary#E97516 Analogous#16E9DF Analogous#1620E9 Triadic#E9168A Triadic#8AE916

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #168AE9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#369AEC #57ABEF #78BBF2 #94C9F5 #B4DAF8 #D5EAFB

Shades

#1377C9 #1066AD #0D538C #0A4270 #072F4F #051E33

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