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#166FFC — Vivid Blue

#166FFC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dodgerblue (#1E90FF) — not an exact match. CSS dodgerblue gives you #1E90FF, a different color; use #166FFC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#166FFC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FBA418; it also sits naturally between #18E1FB and #3218FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#166FFC · RGB 22, 111, 252

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Color values

HEX#166FFC
RGB22, 111, 252
HSL217°, 97%, 54%
HSV217°, 91%, 99%
CMYK91%, 56%, 0%, 1%
XYZ23.59, 18.57, 94.44
Yxy18.57, 0.1727, 0.1359
CIE-Lab50.18, 28.95, -76.63
Hunter Lab43.09, 24.99, -106.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 9% · Green 44% · Blue 99%

Cyan 91% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #166FFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #166FFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #166FFC

.text { color: #166FFC; }
.background { background-color: #166FFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #166FFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(22, 111, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 97%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #166FFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(22, 111, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #166FFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(22, 111, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#166FFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#166FFC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #166FFC

#0461F6#0357DD#034DC4#0343AB#023992#022F79#01255F#011C46#01122D#000814

Tints of #166FFC

#2C7CFC#4088FC#5998FC#6DA4FD#81B1FD#96BDFD#AACAFE#C3D9FE#D7E6FE#EBF2FF

Tones of #166FFC

#2873EB#3977DB#497BCA#587EBB#6982AB#79869A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBA418:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.46:1 AA large only
Against black text4.71:1 AA

Best text color on #166FFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #166FFC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #166FFC: ·

How #166FFC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #3D3DDADeuteranopia · #3731D2Tritanopia · #1ABFB9

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap primary · #0D6EFDTailwind blue 600 · #2563EBMaterial Blue 500 · #2196F3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #166FFC rather than the exact color:

Ruby Monsoon
#2373F4 · #578EF5 · #65D0F4 · #F2F7A0
Silent Ruby Mosaic
#151B0B · #FA35E7 · #2264FE · #45F7D5
Palette 106ee8
#106EE8 · #0FC1A1 · #90E0AB · #CBFFCE
Palette Fff100
#FFF100 · #006BFF · #08C2FF · #BCF2F6
Royal Whisper
#0A1C12 · #F82177 · #F8E033 · #2D6FFA
Palette 0079ff
#0079FF · #00DFA2 · #F6FA70 · #FF0060

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#2373F4#2264FE#106EE8#006BFF#2D6FFA#0079FF#0065F8#1C87FD#217FEB#1D67E4#1253FC#186BE0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #166FFB  ·  #166FFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #166FFC?

#166FFC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 22, 111, 252). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #166FFC?

#166FFC is RGB 22, 111, 252 — HSL 217°, 97%, 54% — CMYK 91%, 56%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #166FFC?

Its complement is #FBA418; analogous partners are #18E1FB and #3218FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #166FFC for text?

Black text on #166FFC has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.46:1.