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#66A6C9 closest to Wandering River

#66A6C9 is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Wandering River. In the RGB color model it is made of 40.0% red, 65.1% green and 78.8% blue (rgb(102, 166, 201)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 48% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 49% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #66A6C9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.86:1.

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Variations of #66A6C9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#66A6C9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#66A6C9 for color-blind viewers

How #66A6C9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model).

  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95A4CB
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8AA4CA
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #879AC8
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7F9EC9
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #33AFB1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #57AABF
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #93A0AA

#66A6C9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.67:1 Very poor#66A6C9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.86:1 Very good#66A6C9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#66A6C9 in CSS

/* Wandering River */
.color { color: #66A6C9; }
.background { background-color: #66A6C9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #66A6C9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(102 166 201);
color: hsl(201 48% 59%);
color: oklch(0.696 0.083 233.7);

#66A6C9 FAQ

What color is #66A6C9?

#66A6C9 is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Wandering River. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #66A6C9?

#66A6C9 is rgb(102, 166, 201) in RGB, hsl(201, 48%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(49%, 17%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #66A6C9?

The complementary color of #66A6C9 is #C98966, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #66A6C9?

Black text has the best contrast on #66A6C9: 7.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #66A6C9 a warm or cool color?

#66A6C9 is a cool color.