#166DFF

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Royalblue.

About #166DFF

When working with digital screens, the color #166DFF is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Royalblue. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 109 parts green, and 255 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 91% Cyan, 57% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. The HSL representation is 217.6° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#166DFF
RGB22, 109, 255
HSL217.6°, 100.0%, 54.3%
CMYK91%, 57%, 0%, 0%
HSV217.6°, 91.4%, 100.0%
LAB49.9, 31.4, -78.8
XYZ23.8, 18.3, 96.9
Decimal1469951

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.50:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.67:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.30:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.97:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

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

Similar Colors

Royalblue
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