Information about #66B0DB color

#66B0DB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#66B0DB falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(102, 176, 219) — 40% red, 69% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 46 / 17 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#66B0DB is a strongly colored steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Caps Blue (#68B1E2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Malibu (#66B7E1) and Something Blue (#68ADD0).

In RGB terms — rgb(102, 176, 219) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #66B0DB: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. #66B0DB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#66B0DB color variations

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#66B0DB 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 #66B0DB

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

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Blue Jeans color link
Blue Jeans

#5DADEC

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#66B0DB
  • RGB102, 176, 219
  • CMYK46, 17, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(102, 176, 219)
  • HSL202°, 62%, 63%
  • HSL Precise202.051°, 61.905%, 62.941%
  • HSV202°, 53%, 86%
  • HSB202°, 53%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.690, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.690, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.690, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID66B0DB
  • DECIMAL ID6729947
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01