Very Light Blue (#6666FF)

The hex code for Very Light Blue is #6666FF. It is rgb(102, 102, 255) in RGB, hsl(240, 100%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 60%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK — a light blue. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6666FF

HEX#6666FF

RGBrgb(102, 102, 255)

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 70%)

HSVhsv(240, 60%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 60%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.221 277.4)

LABlab(50.15% 34.63 -77.85)

LCHlch(50.15% 85.20 293.98)

Colors Closest to Very Light Blue

Very Light Blue is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 9.52 Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 10.27 Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.62 Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 11.45 Philippine Sky Blue#0066FFΔE 12.86 Iris#5A4FCFΔE 15.1

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#6666FF Channel Values

How Very Light Blue breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 102 · G 102 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 240° · S 100% · L 70%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 240° · S 60% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 60% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.28:1 vs white · 4.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Very Light Blue background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Very Light Blue

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Very Light Blue; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Very Light Blue

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Very Light Blue Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6666FF

Protanopia#6666FF

Protanomaly#6666FF

Deuteranopia#6666FF

Deuteranomaly#6666FF

Tritanopia#298787

Tritanomaly#497BC3

Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #6666FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--very-light-blue: #6666FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6666FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'very-light-blue': '#6666FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.400, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="very_light_blue">#6666FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#6666FF"

More Blue Colors

Very Light Blue sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

6699cc 6666cc 6699ff 666699 66b8ff 657586 66ccff 6495ed 6a5acd 648bbe 6a7282 64609a 7cb9e8 99ccff bdc4cc dce3ea f9fafb 001c38 0078e0 0f0fff 1b1b3a 297eff 3719e1 4c516d

#6666FF Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Very Light Blue?

The hex code for Very Light Blue is #6666FF. That is rgb(102, 102, 255) in RGB, hsl(240, 100%, 70%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(60%, 60%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #6666FF?

#6666FF is rgb(102, 102, 255) — red 102, green 102, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6666FF?

#6666FF converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 60%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6666FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6666FF scores 4.28:1 against white and 4.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6666FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6666FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 11.45, which is visibly different.

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