#666DDB

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Royalblue.

About #666DDB

Visually, #666DDB is defined as a moderate blue. Its closest recognized web color is Royalblue. Its digital footprint relies on 102 parts red, 109 parts green, and 219 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 53% cyan and 50% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 236.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#666DDB
RGB102, 109, 219
HSL236.4°, 61.9%, 62.9%
CMYK53%, 50%, 0%, 14%
HSV236.4°, 53.4%, 85.9%
LAB50.5, 28.0, -57.4
XYZ23.7, 18.9, 69.4
Decimal6712795

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.40:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.78:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.06:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #666DDB; }
.text-color { color: #666DDB; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #666DDB; }

Similar Colors

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