#66B4E5#66B4E5
#66B4E5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.105 H 238.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #66B4E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(102, 180, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 71%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 55%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.5%, 21.4%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.26, -10.26, -31.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.26, 33.47, 252.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.91% -0.0556 -0.089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.91% 0.105 238) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9384, 41.1213, 80.1569) |
| Luminance | 0.4112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.82
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.37
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.69
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.07
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.03
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 8.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#66B4E5 #E59766
analogous
#66E5D7 #66B4E5 #6674E5
triadic
#66B4E5 #E566B4 #B4E566
tetradic
#66B4E5 #D766E5 #E59766 #74E566
square
#66B4E5 #D766E5 #E59766 #74E566
split-complementary
#66B4E5 #E56674 #E5D766
monochromatic
#1E79B2 #329ADC #66B4E5 #9ACEEE #CFE7F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#66B4E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.22
#66B4E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #66B4E5
9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##66B4E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##66B4E5 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.22 | 9.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB3E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA6E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #66b4e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(102, 180, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.105 238.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9acaed',
500: '#66b4e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #66b4e5; $custom-light: #9acaed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#66b4e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 102,
"g": 180,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.15,
"s": 70.95,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7391,
"c": 0.10494,
"h": 238
},
"luminance": 0.41124
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#66B4E5
secondary
#E9CEBE
accent
#5D13D3
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F3F8FD
border
#CDD1D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7F8284