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#6699CC Blue Gray

#6699CC is Blue Gray.

#6699CC

Blue Gray

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #6699CC?

HEX
#6699CC
RGB
rgb(102, 153, 204)
HSL
hsl(210, 50%, 60%)
OKLCH
oklch(66.8% 0.094 249)
CMYK
50, 25, 0, 20

#6699CC has a contrast ratio of 3.00:1 against white and 6.99:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #6699CC
#6699CC
Same color
White
3.0AA18
Near-black
5.8AA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #6699CC · 5.8:1

Tints and shades of #6699CC

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #EEF6FF
  2. #B5DAFF
  3. #87BCF1
  4. #6699CC
  5. #4E80B1
  6. #326393
  7. #144875
  8. #002E54
  9. #00172E

Colors that go with #6699CC

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Robin Egg Blue, #47C2C2 and Wisteria, #C2A3E0 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --blue-gray-1: #6699CC; /* Blue Gray */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #6699CC

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (13)

Gradients (5)

Mesh gradients (9)