Information about #66BAFF color

#66BAFF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #66BAFF is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(102, 186, 255) — 40% red, 72.9% green, 100% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 60 / 27 / 0 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid azure, #66BAFF appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Brilliant Azure (#65B2FF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Brilliant Cornflower Blue (#65C5FF) and Very Light Azure (#74BBFB).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(102, 186, 255)), which gives #66BAFF its character. If you plan to put text on a #66BAFF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#66BAFF color variations

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

#66BAFF 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 #66BAFF

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#66BAFF
  • RGB102, 186, 255
  • CMYK60, 27, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(102, 186, 255)
  • HSL207°, 100%, 70%
  • HSL Precise207.059°, 100%, 70%
  • HSV207°, 60%, 100%
  • HSB207°, 60%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.729, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.729, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.729, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID66BAFF
  • DECIMAL ID6732543
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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