Very Light Blue (#6666FF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.28:1 — vs black: 4.91:1

Color values

  • HEX #6666FF
  • RGB rgb(102, 102, 255)
  • HSL hsl(240, 60%, 100%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 60, 60, 0, 0 )
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6666FF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Very Light Blue
#6666FF Base
Unmellow Yellow
#FFFF66
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Very Light Blue
#6666FF Base
#66B3FF
#B366FF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Very Light Blue
#6666FF Base
#FF6666
#66FF66
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Very Light Blue
#6666FF Base
#FFB366
#B3FF66
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Very Light Blue
#6666FF Base
#FF66B3
Unmellow Yellow
#FFFF66
#66FFB3
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Very Light Blue
#6666FF Base
#0000CC
#1A1AFF
#3D3DFF
#8F8FFF
#B3B3FF
#E6E6FF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Very Light Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #00001A
— #00005C
— #00009E
— #0000E0
— #2424FF
Very Light Blue #6666FF Base
— #8080FF
— #9999FF
— #B3B3FF
Lavender Blue #CCCCFF
— #E6E6FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #6666FF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #6666FF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #6666FF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #6666FF;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #6666FF,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #6666FF,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$very-light-blue: #6666FF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$very-light-blue-r: 102;
$very-light-blue-g: 102;
$very-light-blue-b: 255;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $very-light-blue;
    color: rgba($very-light-blue-r, $very-light-blue-g, $very-light-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Very Light Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #6666FF How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6666FF Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #6666FF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #248787 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #7A7A7A Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Very Light Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Very Light Blue #6666FF Base
Dark Imperial Blue #6E6EF9 ΔE 2.51
Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 3.72
Ultramarine Blue #4166F5 ΔE 5.06
Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 7.24

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.