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#669DEB — Light Blue

#669DEB is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #669DEB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#669DEB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EBB366; it also sits naturally between #66E0EB and #7166EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#669DEB · RGB 102, 157, 235

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Color values

HEX#669DEB
RGB102, 157, 235
HSL215°, 77%, 66%
HSV215°, 57%, 92%
CMYK57%, 33%, 0%, 8%
XYZ32.53, 32.94, 83.24
Yxy32.94, 0.2188, 0.2215
CIE-Lab64.11, 4.45, -44.75
Hunter Lab57.39, 3.87, -50.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 62% · Blue 92%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #669DEB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #669DEB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #669DEB

.text { color: #669DEB; }
.background { background-color: #669DEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #669DEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(102, 157, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 77%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #669DEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(102, 157, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #669DEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(102, 157, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#669DEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#669DEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #669DEB

#4A8CE8#2F7BE4#1C68D4#185BB9#154E9E#114083#0D3368#092448#06162D#020912

Tints of #669DEB

#73A6ED#81AEEF#8EB7F0#9CC0F2#A9C8F4#B7D1F6#C4DAF7#D2E2F9#DFEBFB#EDF3FD

Tones of #669DEB

#6F9FE2#79A0D8#82A2CE#8CA4C5#95A5BB#9FA7B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBB366:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.77:1 Fails
Against black text7.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #669DEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #669DEB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #669DEB: ·

How #669DEB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #7E7ED8Deuteranopia · #7B77D4Tritanopia · #69C9C6

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1Material Blue 500 · #2196F3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #669DEB rather than the exact color:

Palette 6499e9
#6499E9 · #9EDDFF · #A6F6FF · #BEFFF7
Hidden Cascade
#29A8CC · #6EA2EB · #747AEE · #5E24DD
Vintage Ruby Lagoon
#193354 · #274487 · #5B9BE7 · #97D1F0
Serene Ruby Petal
#36CA12 · #14DD6B · #42DDE8 · #7097EF
Silent Ruby Ember
#16ADA7 · #30B8E5 · #6DA8EC · #9FAEF3
Palette Ff731d
#FF731D · #FFF7E9 · #5F9DF7 · #1746A2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#6499E9#6EA2EB#5B9BE7#7097EF#6DA8EC#5F9DF7#60A9E7#589CEC#5A99E4#73A5E8#5A9CE1#6AABF1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #669DEA  ·  #669DEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #669DEB?

#669DEB is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 102, 157, 235). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #669DEB?

#669DEB is RGB 102, 157, 235 — HSL 215°, 77%, 66% — CMYK 57%, 33%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #669DEB?

Its complement is #EBB366; analogous partners are #66E0EB and #7166EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #669DEB for text?

Black text on #669DEB has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.