#66B3EB#66B3EB
#66B3EB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.112 H 242.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #66B3EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(102, 179, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 77%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 57%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.6%, 23.8%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.22, -7.90, -35.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.22, 36.07, 257.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.96% -0.0525 -0.0986) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.96% 0.112 242) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5895, 41.0599, 84.5783) |
| Luminance | 0.4106 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.60
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.98
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.22
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.55
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.21
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#66B3EB #EB9E66
analogous
#66EBE0 #66B3EB #6670EB
triadic
#66B3EB #EB66B3 #B3EB66
tetradic
#66B3EB #E066EB #EB9E66 #70EB66
square
#66B3EB #E066EB #EB9E66 #70EB66
split-complementary
#66B3EB #EB6670 #EBE066
monochromatic
#1978BE #3098E4 #66B3EB #9CCEF2 #D2E9F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#66B3EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#66B3EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #66B3EB
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##66B3EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##66B3EB | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AB3EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A6EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #66b3eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(102, 179, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.112 242.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9bc9f1',
500: '#66b3eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #66b3eb; $custom-light: #9bc9f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#66b3eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 102,
"g": 179,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.263,
"s": 76.879,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73955,
"c": 0.11171,
"h": 242
},
"luminance": 0.41063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#66B3EB
secondary
#ECD3C1
accent
#630CD9
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F3F8FD
border
#CDD1D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7F8284