#66BAE2#66BAE2
#66BAE2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.100 H 230.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #66BAE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(102, 186, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 68%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 55%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 17.7%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.85, -14.35, -27.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.85, 31.28, 242.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.13% -0.0632 -0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.13% 0.1 230.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7607, 43.4303, 78.3824) |
| Luminance | 0.4343 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.56
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.28
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.01
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.07
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 6.14
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#66BAE2 #E28E66
analogous
#66E2CC #66BAE2 #667CE2
triadic
#66BAE2 #E266BA #BAE266
tetradic
#66BAE2 #CC66E2 #E28E66 #7CE266
square
#66BAE2 #CC66E2 #E28E66 #7CE266
split-complementary
#66BAE2 #E2667C #E2CC66
monochromatic
#2180AD #33A3D8 #66BAE2 #99D1EC #CDE8F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#66BAE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#66BAE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #66BAE2
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##66BAE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##66BAE2 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B8E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94AAE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #66bae2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(102, 186, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.100 230.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9aceeb',
500: '#66bae2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #66bae2; $custom-light: #9aceeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#66bae2",
"rgb": {
"r": 102,
"g": 186,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.355,
"s": 68.132,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75131,
"c": 0.09991,
"h": 230.7
},
"luminance": 0.43434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#66BAE2
secondary
#E7CABC
accent
#5215D0
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F3F9FD
border
#CDD2D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7F8284