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#666ECC Color

#666ECC is rgb(102, 110, 204) in RGB, hsl(235, 50%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 46%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#666ECC
HEX#666ECC
RGBrgb(102, 110, 204)
HSLhsl(235, 50%, 60%)
HSVhsv(235, 50%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 46%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.143 277.3)
LABlab(49.25% 16.88 -50.69)
LCHlch(49.25% 53.43 288.42)

What #666ECC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #666ECC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#666ECC Channel Values

How #666ECC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 102 · G 110 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 235° · S 50% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 235° · S 50% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.5:1 vs white · 4.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #666ECC 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 text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #666ECC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #666ECC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #666ECC

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #666ECC.

How #666ECC 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#666ECC
Protanopia#6D6DCC
Protanomaly#6A6DCC
Deuteranopia#6B6BCC
Deuteranomaly#696CCC
Tritanopia#4E7F7F
Tritanomaly#5879A4
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #666ECC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-666ecc: #666ECC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #666ECC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-666ecc': '#666ECC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.431, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_666ecc">#666ECC</color>
SVG fillfill="#666ECC"

More Blue Colors

#666ECC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#666ECC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #666ECC?

#666ECC is a light blue — rgb(102, 110, 204) in RGB and hsl(235, 50%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #666ECC?

#666ECC is rgb(102, 110, 204) — red 102, green 110, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #666ECC?

#666ECC converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 46%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #666ECC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #666ECC scores 4.5:1 against white and 4.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #666ECC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #666ECC 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 15.71, which is visibly different.

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