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#40BFDD

#40bfdd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40bfdd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 74.9% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.04% cyan, 13.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 191.46°, with 69.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.4.

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Relative luminance0.4357

Complementary

  1. #40bfdd
  2. #dd5e40

Split complementary

  1. #40bfdd
  2. #dd4071
  3. #ddac40

Analogous

  1. #40ddac
  2. #40bfdd
  3. #4071dd

Triadic

  1. #40bfdd
  2. #dd40bf
  3. #bfdd40

Tetradic

  1. #40bfdd
  2. #5e40dd
  3. #dd5e40
  4. #bfdd40

Square

  1. #40bfdd
  2. #ac40dd
  3. #dd5e40
  4. #71dd40

Monochromatic

  1. #145e70
  2. #2095b1
  3. #40bfdd
  4. #81d5e9
  5. #c2ebf4

Shades

#40bfdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40bfdd
  2. #3aacc7
  3. #3399b1
  4. #2d869b
  5. #267385
  6. #20606f
  7. #1a4c58
  8. #133942
  9. #0d262c
  10. #061316
  11. #000000

Tints

#40bfdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40bfdd
  2. #53c5e0
  3. #66cce4
  4. #79d2e7
  5. #8cd9eb
  6. #a0dfee
  7. #b3e5f1
  8. #c6ecf5
  9. #d9f2f8
  10. #ecf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40bfdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40bfdd
  2. #46b9d4
  3. #4db2ca
  4. #53acc1
  5. #5aa6b8
  6. #60a0af
  7. #6699a5
  8. #6d939c
  9. #738d93
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b6c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb9df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a9dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cac8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8dbcde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7cb2dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40bfdd {
  color: #40bfdd;
}
Background
.bg-40bfdd {
  background-color: #40bfdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40bfdd {
  border: 2px solid #40bfdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40bfdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 191 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40bfdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40bfdd, #4071dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40bfdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 191 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.40 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.24 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.52 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.69 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.01 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.89 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.96 #bf4022 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#40bfdd  rgb(64, 191, 221)  hsl(191, 70%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#dd5e40  rgb(221, 94, 64)  hsl(11, 70%, 56%)  Flame
#dd40bf  rgb(221, 64, 191)  hsl(311, 70%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#bfdd40  rgb(191, 221, 64)  hsl(71, 70%, 56%)  June Bud