#6666A0

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #6666A0

At its core, #6666A0 is a medium and muted hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 102, 102, and 160.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 36% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow, and 37% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6666A0
RGB102, 102, 160
HSL240.0°, 23.4%, 51.4%
CMYK36%, 36%, 0%, 37%
HSV240.0°, 36.2%, 62.7%
LAB45.4, 14.5, -31.4
XYZ16.6, 14.9, 35.3
Decimal6710944

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.29:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.97:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.05:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.38:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6666A0; }
.text-color { color: #6666A0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6666A0; }

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