HEX Color #0066A8 (Steelblue)

About #0066A8

The hex code #0066A8 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 102, and 168.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 100% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow, and 34% black. With a hue angle of 203.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0066A8

RGB0, 102, 168

HSL203.6°, 100.0%, 32.9%

CMYK100%, 39%, 0%, 34%

HSV203.6°, 100.0%, 65.9%

LAB41.7, 0.7, -42.3

XYZ11.8, 12.3, 38.8

Decimal26280

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#0066A8 #A74100

Analogous

#00A795 #0012A7

Triadic

#A70065 #65A700

Tetradic

#9500A7 #A74100 #12A700

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#0066A8

#1C77B1

#3888BB

#5599C5

#71AACE

#8DBBD8

#AACCE2

#C6DDEB

#E2EEF5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#0066A8

#005A95

#004F82

#004470

#00385D

#002D4A

#002238

#001625

#000B12

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.06:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.47:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.79:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.95:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0066A8; }

.text-color { color: #0066A8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #0066A8; }

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