#66B2EB#66B2EB
#66B2EB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.112 H 242.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #66B2EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(102, 178, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 77%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 57%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.6%, 24.3%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.94, -7.36, -35.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.94, 36.38, 258.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.73% -0.0514 -0.0998) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.73% 0.112 242.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3898, 40.6605, 84.5117) |
| Luminance | 0.4066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.56
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.32
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.49
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.91
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.03
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#66B2EB #EB9F66
analogous
#66EBE1 #66B2EB #666FEB
triadic
#66B2EB #EB66B2 #B2EB66
tetradic
#66B2EB #E166EB #EB9F66 #6FEB66
square
#66B2EB #E166EB #EB9F66 #6FEB66
split-complementary
#66B2EB #EB666F #EBE166
monochromatic
#1977BE #3097E4 #66B2EB #9CCDF2 #D2E8F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#66B2EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.13
#66B2EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #66B2EB
9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##66B2EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##66B2EB | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.13 | 9.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99B2EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A5EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #66b2eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(102, 178, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.112 242.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9bc8f1',
500: '#66b2eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #66b2eb; $custom-light: #9bc8f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#66b2eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 102,
"g": 178,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.714,
"s": 76.879,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73734,
"c": 0.11232,
"h": 242.7
},
"luminance": 0.40664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#66B2EB
secondary
#ECD3C1
accent
#640CD9
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F3F8FD
border
#CDD1D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7F8284