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#40BDF6

#40bdf6 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40bdf6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 74.12% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.98% cyan, 23.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 198.79°, with 91% saturation and 60.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 1.66.

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Relative luminance0.4414

Complementary

  1. #40bdf6
  2. #f67940

Split complementary

  1. #40bdf6
  2. #f64062
  3. #f6d440

Analogous

  1. #40f6d4
  2. #40bdf6
  3. #4062f6

Triadic

  1. #40bdf6
  2. #f640bd
  3. #bdf640

Tetradic

  1. #40bdf6
  2. #7940f6
  3. #f67940
  4. #bdf640

Square

  1. #40bdf6
  2. #d440f6
  3. #f67940
  4. #62f640

Monochromatic

  1. #076996
  2. #0b9cdf
  3. #40bdf6
  4. #89d6f9
  5. #d2effd

Shades

#40bdf6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40bdf6
  2. #3aaadd
  3. #3397c5
  4. #2d84ac
  5. #267194
  6. #205f7b
  7. #1a4c62
  8. #13394a
  9. #0d2631
  10. #061319
  11. #000000

Tints

#40bdf6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40bdf6
  2. #53c4f7
  3. #66caf8
  4. #79d1f9
  5. #8cd7fa
  6. #a0defb
  7. #b3e5fb
  8. #c6ebfc
  9. #d9f2fd
  10. #ecf8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40bdf6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40bdf6
  2. #46b7ea
  3. #4db1de
  4. #53abd3
  5. #5aa5c7
  6. #609fbb
  7. #6698af
  8. #6d92a3
  9. #738c98
  10. #7a868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b6d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1bbf9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88aaf5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ccd0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85bcf8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72b2f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c6e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40bdf6 {
  color: #40bdf6;
}
Background
.bg-40bdf6 {
  background-color: #40bdf6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40bdf6 {
  border: 2px solid #40bdf6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40bdf6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 189 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 91% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40bdf6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40bdf6, #4062f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40bdf6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 189 246 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 1.66 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.06 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.88 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.86 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.37 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.87 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.04 #bf4209 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#40bdf6  rgb(64, 189, 246)  hsl(199, 91%, 61%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f67940  rgb(246, 121, 64)  hsl(19, 91%, 61%)  Mango Tango
#f640bd  rgb(246, 64, 189)  hsl(319, 91%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#bdf640  rgb(189, 246, 64)  hsl(79, 91%, 61%)  Green Yellow