Information about #666DDB color

#666DDB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#666DDB falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(102, 109, 219) — 40% red, 42.7% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 46 / 43 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #666DDB reads as a energetic, saturated deep-sea blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Lotus (#6960EC) and Light Indigo (#6D5ACF).

The recipe behind #666DDB is rgb(102, 109, 219), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #666DDB: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #666DDB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#666DDB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#666DDB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #666DDB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#666DDB
  • RGB102, 109, 219
  • CMYK46, 43, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(102, 109, 219)
  • HSL236°, 62%, 63%
  • HSL Precise236.41°, 61.905%, 62.941%
  • HSV236°, 53%, 86%
  • HSB236°, 53%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.427, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.427, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.427, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID666DDB
  • DECIMAL ID6712795
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01