HEX Color #66BDDB (Skyblue)

About #66BDDB

The precise color #66BDDB is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Skyblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 102, 189, and 219.

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 14% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#66BDDB

RGB102, 189, 219

HSL195.4°, 61.9%, 62.9%

CMYK53%, 14%, 0%, 14%

HSV195.4°, 53.4%, 85.9%

LAB72.5, -17.9, -23.1

XYZ36.5, 44.3, 73.7

Decimal6733275

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#66BDDB #DB8365

Analogous

#65DBBE #6582DB

Triadic

#DB65BD #BDDB65

Tetradic

#BE65DB #DB8365 #82DB65

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#66BDDB

#77C4DF

#88CBE3

#99D3E7

#AADAEB

#BBE1EF

#CCE9F3

#DDF0F7

#EEF7FB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#66BDDB

#5AA8C2

#4F93AA

#447E92

#386979

#2D5461

#223F49

#162A30

#0B1518

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.13:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.87:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.03:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.39:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #66BDDB; }

.text-color { color: #66BDDB; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #66BDDB; }

Similar Colors

Skyblue

#87CEEB