#66A0CC
A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.
About #66A0CC
Visually, #66A0CC is defined as a moderate blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 102 red, 160 green, and 204 blue.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 50% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow, and 20% black. With a hue angle of 205.9 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#66A0CC
RGB102, 160, 204
HSL205.9°, 50.0%, 60.0%
CMYK50%, 22%, 0%, 20%
HSV205.9°, 50.0%, 80.0%
LAB63.6, -6.7, -28.4
XYZ28.9, 32.3, 61.8
Decimal6725836
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.81:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.47:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.35:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #66A0CC;
}
.text-color {
color: #66A0CC;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #66A0CC;
}