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#40A2BC

#40a2bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#40a2bc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 63.53% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.96% cyan, 13.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 192.58°, with 49.21% saturation and 49.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3056

Complementary

  1. #40a2bc
  2. #bc5a40

Split complementary

  1. #40a2bc
  2. #bc4064
  3. #bc9840

Analogous

  1. #40bc98
  2. #40a2bc
  3. #4064bc

Triadic

  1. #40a2bc
  2. #bc40a2
  3. #a2bc40

Tetradic

  1. #40a2bc
  2. #5a40bc
  3. #bc5a40
  4. #a2bc40

Square

  1. #40a2bc
  2. #9840bc
  3. #bc5a40
  4. #64bc40

Monochromatic

  1. #19404a
  2. #2d7183
  3. #40a2bc
  4. #78bed1
  5. #b1d9e4

Shades

#40a2bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40a2bc
  2. #3a92a9
  3. #338296
  4. #2d7184
  5. #266171
  6. #20515e
  7. #1a414b
  8. #133138
  9. #0d2026
  10. #061013
  11. #000000

Tints

#40a2bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40a2bc
  2. #53abc3
  3. #66b5c9
  4. #79bed0
  5. #8cc7d7
  6. #a0d1de
  7. #b3dae4
  8. #c6e3eb
  9. #d9ecf2
  10. #ecf6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40a2bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40a2bc
  2. #469fb6
  3. #4d9bb0
  4. #5398aa
  5. #5a94a4
  6. #60919e
  7. #668e98
  8. #6d8a92
  9. #73878c
  10. #7a8386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d9ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919ebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8091bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #799fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c98bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40a2bc {
  color: #40a2bc;
}
Background
.bg-40a2bc {
  background-color: #40a2bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40a2bc {
  border: 2px solid #40a2bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40a2bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 162 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 49% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40a2bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40a2bc, #4064bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40a2bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 162 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.06 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.51 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.69 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.43 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.41 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.57 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 12.05 #bf5d43 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#40a2bc  rgb(64, 162, 188)  hsl(193, 49%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#bc5a40  rgb(188, 90, 64)  hsl(13, 49%, 49%)  Sienna
#bc40a2  rgb(188, 64, 162)  hsl(313, 49%, 49%)  Mulberry
#a2bc40  rgb(162, 188, 64)  hsl(73, 49%, 49%)  Apple Green