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#666DEC

#666dec ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#666dec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 42.75% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.78% cyan, 53.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 236.87°, with 77.91% saturation and 66.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1982

Complementary

  1. #666dec
  2. #ece566

Split complementary

  1. #666dec
  2. #eca266
  3. #b0ec66

Analogous

  1. #66b0ec
  2. #666dec
  3. #a266ec

Triadic

  1. #666dec
  2. #ec666d
  3. #6dec66

Tetradic

  1. #666dec
  2. #e566ec
  3. #ece566
  4. #6dec66

Square

  1. #666dec
  2. #ec66b0
  3. #ece566
  4. #66eca2

Monochromatic

  1. #141ca5
  2. #222ce4
  3. #666dec
  4. #aaaef4
  5. #edeefd

Shades

#666dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #666dec
  2. #5c62d4
  3. #5257bd
  4. #474ca5
  5. #3d418e
  6. #333776
  7. #292c5e
  8. #1f2147
  9. #14162f
  10. #0a0b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#666dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #666dec
  2. #757cee
  3. #858af0
  4. #9499f2
  5. #a3a7f4
  6. #b3b6f6
  7. #c2c5f7
  8. #d1d3f9
  9. #e0e2fb
  10. #f0f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#666dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #666dec
  2. #696fe1
  3. #6b71d6
  4. #6e73cc
  5. #7075c1
  6. #7377b6
  7. #7678ab
  8. #787aa0
  9. #7b7c96
  10. #7d7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7376b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1881f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #108aa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4579ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d72ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4380c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-666dec {
  color: #666dec;
}
Background
.bg-666dec {
  background-color: #666dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-666dec {
  border: 2px solid #666dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #666dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 109 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 78% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-666dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #666dec, #a266ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-666dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 109 236 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.13 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.72 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.74 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.79 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.93 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.13 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.31 #999213 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#666dec  rgb(102, 109, 236)  hsl(237, 78%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#ece566  rgb(236, 229, 102)  hsl(57, 78%, 66%)  Straw
#ec666d  rgb(236, 102, 109)  hsl(357, 78%, 66%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dec66  rgb(109, 236, 102)  hsl(117, 78%, 66%)  Pastel Green