#66A8FF
A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.
About #66A8FF
The hex code #66A8FF represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. Its closest recognized web color is Cornflowerblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 102 red, 168 green, and 255 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 60% cyan and 34% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#66A8FF
RGB102, 168, 255
HSL214.1°, 100.0%, 70.0%
CMYK60%, 34%, 0%, 0%
HSV214.1°, 60.0%, 100.0%
LAB68.1, 4.5, -49.5
XYZ37.5, 38.1, 100.0
Decimal6727935
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.61:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.32:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #66A8FF;
}
.text-color {
color: #66A8FF;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #66A8FF;
}