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#66abe9 color: Blue Jeans

#66abe9 is rgb(102, 171, 233) in RGB and oklch(72.095% 0.11484 247.231) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

72.1%
0.115
247°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #66abe9

#66abe9 is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 72.1% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 247°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.45:1 contrast and black text 8.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Jeans (#5dadec). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #66abe9 mixed with white

  1. 66abe9
  2. 76b4ec
  3. 86bcee
  4. 95c5f1
  5. a5cdf3
  6. b4d5f6
  7. c3def8
  8. d2e6fa
  9. e1eefc
  10. f0f7fd

Darker: #66abe9 mixed with black

  1. 66abe9
  2. 5894cb
  3. 4a7ead
  4. 3c6890
  5. 2f5474
  6. 23405a
  7. 172d41
  8. 0c1b29
  9. 040b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #66abe9 with less saturation

  1. 66abe9
  2. 6eabe2
  3. 75aadc
  4. 7caad5
  5. 82a9ce
  6. 88a9c8
  7. 8ea8c1
  8. 94a7ba
  9. 9aa7b3
  10. 9fa6ac

Questions about #66abe9

What color is #66abe9?

#66abe9 is bright light blue. The closest named color is Blue Jeans. In RGB it is rgb(102, 171, 233), in HSL hsl(208.4, 74.86%, 65.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.095% 0.11484 247.231).

What colors go well with #66abe9?

The complementary color of #66abe9 is #d59650. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #37b6d4 and #939eec. The triadic partners are #e28598 and #91b261.

Is white or black text more readable on #66abe9?

Black text reads better on #66abe9: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and black gives 8.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #66abe9 a warm or cool color?

#66abe9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 247 degrees, its lightness 72.1% and its chroma 0.115.