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#40BEF2

#40bef2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40bef2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 74.51% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.55% cyan, 21.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 197.53°, with 87.25% saturation and 60% 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 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.27.

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Relative luminance0.4433

Complementary

  1. #40bef2
  2. #f27440

Split complementary

  1. #40bef2
  2. #f24065
  3. #f2cd40

Analogous

  1. #40f2cd
  2. #40bef2
  3. #4065f2

Triadic

  1. #40bef2
  2. #f240be
  3. #bef240

Tetradic

  1. #40bef2
  2. #7440f2
  3. #f27440
  4. #bef240

Square

  1. #40bef2
  2. #cd40f2
  3. #f27440
  4. #65f240

Monochromatic

  1. #0a688f
  2. #0f9cd7
  3. #40bef2
  4. #88d6f7
  5. #cfeffc

Shades

#40bef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40bef2
  2. #3aabda
  3. #3398c2
  4. #2d85a9
  5. #267291
  6. #205f79
  7. #1a4c61
  8. #133949
  9. #0d2630
  10. #061318
  11. #000000

Tints

#40bef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40bef2
  2. #53c5f3
  3. #66cbf5
  4. #79d2f6
  5. #8cd8f7
  6. #a0dff9
  7. #b3e5fa
  8. #c6ecfb
  9. #d9f2fc
  10. #ecf9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40bef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40bef2
  2. #46b8e7
  3. #4db2db
  4. #53abd0
  5. #5aa5c4
  6. #609fb9
  7. #6699ae
  8. #6d93a2
  9. #738c97
  10. #7a868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b7cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3bbf5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8baaf1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cccf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87bcf4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74b2f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c7de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40bef2 {
  color: #40bef2;
}
Background
.bg-40bef2 {
  background-color: #40bef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40bef2 {
  border: 2px solid #40bef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40bef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 190 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 87% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40bef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40bef2, #4065f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40bef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 190 242 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.27 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.82 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.93 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.36 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.66 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.91 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.38 #bf410d Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#40bef2  rgb(64, 190, 242)  hsl(198, 87%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f27440  rgb(242, 116, 64)  hsl(18, 87%, 60%)  Coral
#f240be  rgb(242, 64, 190)  hsl(318, 87%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#bef240  rgb(190, 242, 64)  hsl(78, 87%, 60%)  Inchworm