LED Blue Color

#0066a3

LED Blue is soft, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #ff995c
Complementary Color #a33d00
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.45° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 31.96% (better contrasting with white)
LED Blue Color Sample
LED Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0066a3

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to LED Blue Color. The Captain Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lapis Blue (#004b8d) for more calm effect. Try Phuket Palette as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a33d00 is the best complementary color to LED Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0066a3 complementary color is Fire, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Allports are #00a38e and #0014a3. Thus found on the left and right of #0066a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with LED Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary LED Blue palette consists of #a38e00 and #a30014 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a33d00). Try Pirate Gold and Carmine colors in combination with #0066a3, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #0066a3 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the LED Blue. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of LED Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #0066a3 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. LED Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a33d00) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Haze – 120° from the complementary Fire. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a30065 and #00a33d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0066a3 is made of 0% red, 38% green and 62% blue. In a HSL mode LED Blue has a hue angle of 202.45°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0066a3 is made of 63.92% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black ink.

HEX #0066a3
RGB Decimal rgb(0,102,163)
RGB Percentage 0%, 38%, 62%
CMYK 63.92, 23.92, 0, 36.08
HSL hsl(202.45,100%,31.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.45,100%,63.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.4489,-1.3168,-39.7518)
XYZ xyz(11.3622,12.1471,36.3961)
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