#1666A8

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #1666A8

At its core, #1666A8 is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 102 parts green, and 168 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 87% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow, and 34% black. With a hue angle of 207.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#1666A8
RGB22, 102, 168
HSL207.1°, 76.8%, 37.3%
CMYK87%, 39%, 0%, 34%
HSV207.1°, 86.9%, 65.9%
LAB42.0, 1.9, -41.8
XYZ12.2, 12.5, 38.8
Decimal1468072

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.00:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.50:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.73:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.98:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #1666A8; }
.text-color { color: #1666A8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #1666A8; }

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