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#66aef2 color: Blue Jeans

#66aef2 is rgb(102, 174, 242) in RGB and oklch(73.182% 0.12308 248.565) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

73.2%
0.123
249°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #66aef2

#66aef2 is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 73.2% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.36:1 contrast and black text 8.9:1, 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: #66aef2 mixed with white

  1. 66aef2
  2. 76b6f4
  3. 86bff6
  4. 96c7f7
  5. a5cff9
  6. b4d7fa
  7. c3dffb
  8. d2e7fd
  9. e1effe
  10. f0f7fe

Darker: #66aef2 mixed with black

  1. 66aef2
  2. 5897d2
  3. 4a80b4
  4. 3c6a96
  5. 2f5579
  6. 23415e
  7. 172e43
  8. 0c1c2b
  9. 040b14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #66aef2 with less saturation

  1. 66aef2
  2. 6eaeeb
  3. 76aee4
  4. 7daddc
  5. 84add5
  6. 8aacce
  7. 91acc6
  8. 97abbf
  9. 9daab7
  10. a2a9b0

Questions about #66aef2

What color is #66aef2?

#66aef2 is bright light blue. The closest named color is Blue Jeans. In RGB it is rgb(102, 174, 242), in HSL hsl(209.14, 84.34%, 67.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.182% 0.12308 248.565).

What colors go well with #66aef2?

The complementary color of #66aef2 is #da994a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2bbadc and #97a0f5. The triadic partners are #ea8699 and #91b760.

Is white or black text more readable on #66aef2?

Black text reads better on #66aef2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #66aef2 a warm or cool color?

#66aef2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 73.2% and its chroma 0.123.