#168dcc Color Information

#168dcc Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #168dcc. In RGB, it consists of 8.6% Red, 55.3% Green, and 80.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 89.2% Cyan, 30.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 200.8°, with saturation of 80.5% and lightness of 44.3%. The decimal value for #168dcc is 1478092, and its nearest "web safe" color is #0099cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #168dcc is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#168dcc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color22, 141, 204 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color8.6%, 55.3%, 80.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.914, 0.447, 0.200 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.892, 0.309, 0, 0.2 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color200.8°, 80.5%, 44.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color200.8°, 89.2%, 80.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color20.755, 23.580, 60.584 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color22, 94, 204 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1478092 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color55.665, -7.810, -40.939 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)55.665, 41.677, 259.200 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color55.665, -35.155, -62.803 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color48.559, -8.686, -39.981 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.198, 0.225, 23.580 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279668172 / 0xff168dcc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#0099cc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #168dcc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #168dcc, its pure hue is 200.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.5%, and its lightness is 44.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #168dcc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #03121a to #137bb3.

Tints of #168dcc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #168dcc, its pure hue is 200.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.5%, and its lightness is 44.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #168dcc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #339bd2 to #e2f1f9.

Tones of #168dcc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #168dcc, its pure hue is 200.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #168dcc, which range from #717171 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0094e2 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #168dcc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #168dcc! For #168dcc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #168dcc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #168dcc

This color, #168dcc, consists of 8.6% Red, 55.3% Green, and 80.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 22, Green = 141, Blue = 204. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #168dcc is 89.2% Cyan, 30.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R8.6%
C89.2%
G55.3%
M30.9%
B80.0%
Y0.0%
K20.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 22 141 204
Octal 26 215 314
Hexa #16 #8d #cc
Binary 00010110 10001101 11001100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 89 30 0 19
Octal 131 36 0 23
Hexa #59 #1e #00 #13
Binary 01011001 00011110 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #168dcc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #168dcc — which has hue 200.8° — its analogous colors are located at 170.8° and 230.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #168dcc.

Triadic Colors of #168dcc

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #168dcc — which has hue 200.8° — its triadic colors are located at 80.8° and 320.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #168dcc.

Complementary Color of #168dcc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #168dcc — which has hue 200.8° — its complementary color is located at 20.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #168dcc.

Split Complementary Colors of #168dcc

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #168dcc — which has hue 200.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 50.8° and 350.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #168dcc.

Tetradic Colors of #168dcc

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #168dcc — which has hue 200.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 110.8°, 200.8°, 290.8°, and 20.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #168dcc.

Monochromatic Colors of #168dcc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #168dcc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #114561 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #5cc1f7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #168dcc

We want to make getting started with #168dcc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #168dcc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #168dcc can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #168dcc with other HTML elements.

#168dcc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #168dcc.
<span style="color: #168dcc;">The color of this text is #168dcc.</span>

#168dcc Background Color

The background color for this text is #168dcc.
<div style="background-color: #168dcc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #168dcc.</div>

#168dcc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #168dcc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #168dcc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #168dcc.</span>

#168dcc Border Color

This is a div with border color #168dcc.
<div style="border: #168dcc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #168dcc.</div>

#168dcc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #168dcc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #168dcc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #168dcc on a white background.</div></div>

#168dcc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #168dcc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #168dcc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #168dcc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #168dcc to White

This is a gradient from #168dcc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#168dcc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#168dcc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#168dcc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#168dcc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #168dcc to white.</div>

Gradient from #168dcc to Black

This is a gradient from #168dcc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#168dcc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#168dcc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#168dcc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#168dcc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #168dcc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #168dcc

In addition to using #168dcc on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #168dcc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #168dcc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 22, Green = 141, Blue = 204). If you need details about the color coordinates of #168dcc in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #168dcc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(22, 141, 204)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #168dcc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #168dcc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #168dcc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(22, 141, 204);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#168dcc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:22, green:141, blue:204, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:22 green:141 blue:204 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(22f, 141f, 204f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(22, 141, 204);
 

#168dcc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #168dcc the same way. For those with color blindness, #168dcc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #168dcc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #168dcc is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #168dcc looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #168dcc will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #168dcc is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.7:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #168dcc would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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