#66668A

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Slategray.

About #66668A

Visually, #66668A is defined as a muted blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Slategray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(102, 102, 138).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 26% Cyan, 26% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 46% Black. With a hue angle of 240.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

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#66668A
RGB102, 102, 138
HSL240.0°, 15.0%, 47.1%
CMYK26%, 26%, 0%, 46%
HSV240.0°, 26.1%, 54.1%
LAB44.5, 8.5, -19.8
XYZ14.8, 14.2, 26.0
Decimal6710922

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.48:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.83:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.26:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #66668A; }
.text-color { color: #66668A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #66668A; }

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