#666fb4 Color Information

#666fb4 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #666fb4, and its official name is Chetwode Blue. In RGB, it consists of 40.0% Red, 43.5% Green, and 70.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 43.3% Cyan, 38.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 29.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 233.1°, with saturation of 34.2% and lightness of 55.3%. The decimal value for #666fb4 is 6713268, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6666cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #666fb4 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#666fb4 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorChetwode Blue Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color102, 111, 180 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color40.0%, 43.5%, 70.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.600, 0.565, 0.294 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.433, 0.383, 0, 0.294 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color233.1°, 34.2%, 55.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color233.1°, 43.3%, 70.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color19.402, 17.489, 45.533 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color102, 110, 180 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6713268 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color48.870, 14.788, -37.716 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)48.870, 40.512, 291.410 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color48.870, -7.829, -58.501 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color41.820, 9.630, -35.281 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.235, 0.212, 17.489 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4284903348 / 0xff666fb4 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#6666cc Copy
Last Updated: December 13, 2024

Shades of #666fb4

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #666fb4, its pure hue is 233.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.2%, and its lightness is 55.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #666fb4, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0d0e17 to #59619e.

Tints of #666fb4

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #666fb4, its pure hue is 233.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.2%, and its lightness is 55.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #666fb4, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7981bd to #ecedf6.

Tones of #666fb4

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #666fb4, its pure hue is 233.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #666fb4, which range from #8d8d8d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #1b35ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #666fb4

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #666fb4! For #666fb4, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #666fb4. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #666fb4

This color, #666fb4, consists of 40.0% Red, 43.5% Green, and 70.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 102, Green = 111, Blue = 180. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #666fb4 is 43.3% Cyan, 38.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 29.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R40.0%
C43.3%
G43.5%
M38.3%
B70.6%
Y0.0%
K29.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 102 111 180
Octal 146 157 264
Hexa #66 #6f #b4
Binary 01100110 01101111 10110100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 43 38 0 29
Octal 53 46 0 35
Hexa #2b #26 #00 #1d
Binary 00101011 00100110 00000000 00011101

Analogous Colors of #666fb4

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #666fb4 — which has hue 233.1° — its analogous colors are located at 203.1° and 263.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #666fb4.

Triadic Colors of #666fb4

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #666fb4 — which has hue 233.1° — its triadic colors are located at 113.1° and 353.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #666fb4.

Complementary Color of #666fb4

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #666fb4 — which has hue 233.1° — its complementary color is located at 53.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #666fb4.

Split Complementary Colors of #666fb4

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #666fb4 — which has hue 233.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 23.1° and 233.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #666fb4.

Tetradic Colors of #666fb4

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #666fb4 — which has hue 233.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 143.1°, 233.1°, 323.1°, and 53.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #666fb4.

Monochromatic Colors of #666fb4

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #666fb4, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #464962 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a9b0e3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #666fb4

We want to make getting started with #666fb4 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #666fb4 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #666fb4 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #666fb4 with other HTML elements.

#666fb4 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #666fb4.
<span style="color: #666fb4;">The color of this text is #666fb4.</span>

#666fb4 Background Color

The background color for this text is #666fb4.
<div style="background-color: #666fb4; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #666fb4.</div>

#666fb4 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #666fb4.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #666fb4;">This color for the shadow of this text is #666fb4.</span>

#666fb4 Border Color

This is a div with border color #666fb4.
<div style="border: #666fb4 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #666fb4.</div>

#666fb4 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #666fb4 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #666fb4; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #666fb4 on a white background.</div></div>

#666fb4 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #666fb4 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #666fb4; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #666fb4 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #666fb4 to White

This is a gradient from #666fb4 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#666fb4,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#666fb4,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#666fb4,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#666fb4,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #666fb4 to white.</div>

Gradient from #666fb4 to Black

This is a gradient from #666fb4 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#666fb4,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#666fb4,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#666fb4,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#666fb4,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #666fb4 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #666fb4

In addition to using #666fb4 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #666fb4 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #666fb4, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 102, Green = 111, Blue = 180). If you need details about the color coordinates of #666fb4 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #666fb4
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(102, 111, 180)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #666fb4; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #666fb4; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #666fb4; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(102, 111, 180);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#666fb4")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:102, green:111, blue:180, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:102 green:111 blue:180 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(102f, 111f, 180f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(102, 111, 180);
 

#666fb4 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #666fb4 the same way. For those with color blindness, #666fb4 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #666fb4 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #666fb4 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #666fb4 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #666fb4 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #666fb4 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.7:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #666fb4 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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