#66A8BD
A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.
About #66A8BD
At its core, #66A8BD is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Cadetblue. Its digital footprint relies on 102 parts red, 168 parts green, and 189 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 46% cyan and 11% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 194.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan 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 #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#66A8BD
RGB102, 168, 189
HSL194.5°, 39.7%, 57.1%
CMYK46%, 11%, 0%, 26%
HSV194.5°, 46.0%, 74.1%
LAB65.4, -15.4, -17.3
XYZ28.7, 34.5, 53.3
Decimal6727869
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.66:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.90:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.54:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.72:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #66A8BD;
}
.text-color {
color: #66A8BD;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #66A8BD;
}