#0066E9

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Royalblue.

About #0066E9

Visually, #0066E9 is defined as a vivid blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Royalblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 102, and 233.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 100% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0066E9
RGB0, 102, 233
HSL213.7°, 100.0%, 45.7%
CMYK100%, 56%, 0%, 9%
HSV213.7°, 100.0%, 91.4%
LAB46.2, 26.8, -72.6
XYZ19.5, 15.4, 79.0
Decimal26345

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.15:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.08:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.92:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.47:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0066E9; }
.text-color { color: #0066E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #0066E9; }

Similar Colors

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