#66ACE6#66ACE6
#66ACE6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.111 H 245.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #66ACE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(102, 172, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 72%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 56%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 25.2%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.05, -5.58, -35.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.05, 36.27, 261.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.18% -0.0465 -0.1004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.18% 0.111 245.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5098, 38.0400, 80.3714) |
| Luminance | 0.3804 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.53
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.73
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.86
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.05
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.14
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#66ACE6 #E6A066
analogous
#66E6E0 #66ACE6 #666CE6
triadic
#66ACE6 #E666AC #ACE666
tetradic
#66ACE6 #E066E6 #E6A066 #6CE666
square
#66ACE6 #E066E6 #E6A066 #6CE666
split-complementary
#66ACE6 #E6666C #E6E066
monochromatic
#1D70B4 #318FDD #66ACE6 #9BC9EF #CFE5F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#66ACE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#66ACE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #66ACE6
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##66ACE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##66ACE6 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93ADE9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82A0E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #66ace6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(102, 172, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.111 245.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ac4ee',
500: '#66ace6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #66ace6; $custom-light: #9ac4ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#66ace6",
"rgb": {
"r": 102,
"g": 172,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.188,
"s": 71.91,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72176,
"c": 0.11068,
"h": 245.2
},
"luminance": 0.38043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#66ACE6
secondary
#EAD2BE
accent
#6A12D4
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F3F8FD
border
#CDD1D5
text
#0F1216
muted
#7F8184