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#40C4EA

#40c4ea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40c4ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 76.86% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.65% cyan, 16.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 193.41°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.26.

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Relative luminance0.4651

Complementary

  1. #40c4ea
  2. #ea6640

Split complementary

  1. #40c4ea
  2. #ea406f
  3. #eabb40

Analogous

  1. #40eabb
  2. #40c4ea
  3. #406fea

Triadic

  1. #40c4ea
  2. #ea40c4
  3. #c4ea40

Tetradic

  1. #40c4ea
  2. #6640ea
  3. #ea6640
  4. #c4ea40

Square

  1. #40c4ea
  2. #bb40ea
  3. #ea6640
  4. #6fea40

Monochromatic

  1. #0e6983
  2. #16a0c8
  3. #40c4ea
  4. #85d9f2
  5. #caeff9

Shades

#40c4ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40c4ea
  2. #3ab0d3
  3. #339dbb
  4. #2d89a4
  5. #26768c
  6. #206275
  7. #1a4e5e
  8. #133b46
  9. #0d272f
  10. #061417
  11. #000000

Tints

#40c4ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40c4ea
  2. #53caec
  3. #66d0ee
  4. #79d6f0
  5. #8cdcf2
  6. #a0e2f5
  7. #b3e7f7
  8. #c6edf9
  9. #d9f3fb
  10. #ecf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40c4ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40c4ea
  2. #46bddf
  3. #4db6d5
  4. #53b0ca
  5. #5aa9c0
  6. #60a2b5
  7. #669baa
  8. #6d94a0
  9. #738e95
  10. #7a878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95bbcd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adbfec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96aeea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d0d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fc1eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7db7ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cbdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40c4ea {
  color: #40c4ea;
}
Background
.bg-40c4ea {
  background-color: #40c4ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40c4ea {
  border: 2px solid #40c4ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40c4ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 196 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40c4ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40c4ea, #406fea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40c4ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 196 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.26 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.36 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.75 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.08 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.02 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.33 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.00 #bf3b15 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#40c4ea  rgb(64, 196, 234)  hsl(193, 80%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#ea6640  rgb(234, 102, 64)  hsl(13, 80%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#ea40c4  rgb(234, 64, 196)  hsl(313, 80%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#c4ea40  rgb(196, 234, 64)  hsl(73, 80%, 58%)  Pear