Information about #66A8DE color

#66A8DE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#66A8DE falls into the Azure Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(102, 168, 222) — 40% red, 65.9% green, 87.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 47 / 21 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored steel-blue azure, #66A8DE has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Caps Blue (#68B1E2). Slightly further away sit Little Boy Blue (#6CA0DC) and Something Blue (#68ADD0).

The recipe behind #66A8DE is rgb(102, 168, 222), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #66A8DE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#66A8DE color variations

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

#66A8DE 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 #66A8DE

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

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Blue Jeans color link
Blue Jeans

#5DADEC

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#66A8DE
  • RGB102, 168, 222
  • CMYK47, 21, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(102, 168, 222)
  • HSL207°, 65%, 64%
  • HSL Precise207°, 64.516%, 63.529%
  • HSV207°, 54%, 87%
  • HSB207°, 54%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.659, 0.871)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.659, 0.871, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.659, 0.871)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID66A8DE
  • DECIMAL ID6727902
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01