#66AEE2#66AEE2
#66AEE2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.105 H 241.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #66AEE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(102, 174, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 68%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 55%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 23%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.45, -7.90, -33.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.45, 33.96, 256.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.44% -0.05 -0.0924) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.44% 0.105 241.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3380, 38.5849, 77.5749) |
| Luminance | 0.3859 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.78
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.13
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.36
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.49
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.51
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#66AEE2 #E29A66
analogous
#66E2D8 #66AEE2 #6670E2
triadic
#66AEE2 #E266AE #AEE266
tetradic
#66AEE2 #D866E2 #E29A66 #70E266
square
#66AEE2 #D866E2 #E29A66 #70E266
split-complementary
#66AEE2 #E26670 #E2D866
monochromatic
#2172AD #3393D8 #66AEE2 #99C9EC #CDE4F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#66AEE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.72
#66AEE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #66AEE2
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##66AEE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##66AEE2 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.72 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97AEE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A1E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #66aee2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(102, 174, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.105 241.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ac6eb',
500: '#66aee2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #66aee2; $custom-light: #9ac6eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#66aee2",
"rgb": {
"r": 102,
"g": 174,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.161,
"s": 68.132,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72437,
"c": 0.10502,
"h": 241.6
},
"luminance": 0.38588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#66AEE2
secondary
#E7CEBC
accent
#6415D0
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7E8284