#66ADD4#66ADD4
#66ADD4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.091 H 234.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #66ADD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(102, 173, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 56%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 52%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.9%, 18.4%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.62, -11.52, -26.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.62, 29.00, 246.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.6% -0.0536 -0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.6% 0.091 234.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3024, 37.4627, 67.8034) |
| Luminance | 0.3746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.51
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.33
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.45
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.47
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.44
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#66ADD4 #D48D66
analogous
#66D4C4 #66ADD4 #6676D4
triadic
#66ADD4 #D466AD #ADD466
tetradic
#66ADD4 #C466D4 #D48D66 #76D466
square
#66ADD4 #C466D4 #D48D66 #76D466
split-complementary
#66ADD4 #D46676 #D4C466
monochromatic
#2A6F96 #3793C5 #66ADD4 #96C7E1 #C6E0EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#66ADD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#66ADD4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #66ADD4
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##66ADD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##66ADD4 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AABD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA0D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#23B7BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #66add4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(102, 173, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.091 234.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99c5e1',
500: '#66add4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #66add4; $custom-light: #99c5e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#66add4",
"rgb": {
"r": 102,
"g": 173,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.273,
"s": 56.122,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71603,
"c": 0.09141,
"h": 234.1
},
"luminance": 0.37465
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#66ADD4
secondary
#DFC5B6
accent
#5B22C4
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FB
border
#CCD1D4
text
#0E1215
muted
#7E8183