HEX Color #666DA0 (Steelblue)

About #666DA0

The precise color #666DA0 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Steelblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(102, 109, 160).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 36% cyan and 32% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 232.8° hue, 23.4% saturation, and 51.4% lightness.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#666DA0

RGB102, 109, 160

HSL232.8°, 23.4%, 51.4%

CMYK36%, 32%, 0%, 37%

HSV232.8°, 36.2%, 62.7%

LAB47.4, 10.2, -28.4

XYZ17.3, 16.3, 35.5

Decimal6712736

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#666DA0 #A09965

Analogous

#658AA0 #7C65A0

Triadic

#A0656C #6CA065

Tetradic

#A06589 #A09965 #65A07C

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#666DA0

#777DAA

#888DB5

#999DBF

#AAADCA

#BBBED4

#CCCEDF

#DDDEE9

#EEEEF4

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#666DA0

#5A608E

#4F547C

#44486A

#383C58

#2D3047

#222435

#161823

#0B0C11

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.93:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.26:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.71:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.62:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #666DA0; }

.text-color { color: #666DA0; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #666DA0; }

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