What color is #0066FF?

#0066FF is a vivid azure known as Blue Ribbon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blue Ribbon?

The RGB value is 0, 102, 255: 0 red, 102 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blue Ribbon?

The complementary color is #FF9900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0066FF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blue Ribbon color: hex code #0066FF

#0066FF rgb(0, 102, 255)

Shades of blue

Blue Ribbon has the hex code #0066FF. It is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 40% green and 100% blue (0, 102, 255).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

Blue Ribbon (#0066FF) color codes

HEX	`#0066FF`
RGB	`rgb(0, 102, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 40%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 60%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.9, 35.2, -82.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.9, 89.24, 293.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.795, 16.72, 96.614)`
Decimal	`26367`
Short hex	`#06F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blue Ribbon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0066FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#0066FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0066FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0066ff; }
.text { color: #0066ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0066ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 102 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0066ff, #1900ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #0066FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0066FF?: #0066FF is a vivid azure known as Blue Ribbon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blue Ribbon?: The RGB value is 0, 102, 255: 0 red, 102 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blue Ribbon?: The complementary color is #FF9900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0066FF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.