#1666BD

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #1666BD

At its core, #1666BD is a medium and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cornflowerblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 22 red, 102 green, and 189 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 88% cyan and 46% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 211.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#1666BD
RGB22, 102, 189
HSL211.3°, 79.1%, 41.4%
CMYK88%, 46%, 0%, 26%
HSV211.3°, 88.4%, 74.1%
LAB43.3, 10.2, -52.1
XYZ14.3, 13.3, 50.0
Decimal1468093

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.72:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.67:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.47:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.12:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

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

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