#166DF8

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Royalblue.

About #166DF8

When working with digital screens, the color #166DF8 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Royalblue. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 109 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 91% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow, and 3% black. The HSL representation is 216.9° hue, 94.2% saturation, and 52.9% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#166DF8
RGB22, 109, 248
HSL216.9°, 94.2%, 52.9%
CMYK91%, 56%, 0%, 3%
HSV216.9°, 91.1%, 97.3%
LAB49.4, 28.7, -75.7
XYZ22.7, 17.9, 91.1
Decimal1469944

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.59:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.58:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.39:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.89:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #166DF8; }
.text-color { color: #166DF8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #166DF8; }

Similar Colors

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