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#40C8EA

#40c8ea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40c8ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 78.43% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.65% cyan, 14.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 192°, 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 10.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.23.

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Relative luminance0.4834

Complementary

  1. #40c8ea
  2. #ea6240

Split complementary

  1. #40c8ea
  2. #ea4073
  3. #eab740

Analogous

  1. #40eab7
  2. #40c8ea
  3. #4073ea

Triadic

  1. #40c8ea
  2. #ea40c8
  3. #c8ea40

Tetradic

  1. #40c8ea
  2. #6240ea
  3. #ea6240
  4. #c8ea40

Square

  1. #40c8ea
  2. #b740ea
  3. #ea6240
  4. #73ea40

Monochromatic

  1. #0e6b83
  2. #16a4c8
  3. #40c8ea
  4. #85dcf2
  5. #caf0f9

Shades

#40c8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40c8ea
  2. #3ab4d3
  3. #33a0bb
  4. #2d8ca4
  5. #26788c
  6. #206475
  7. #1a505e
  8. #133c46
  9. #0d282f
  10. #061417
  11. #000000

Tints

#40c8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40c8ea
  2. #53ceec
  3. #66d3ee
  4. #79d9f0
  5. #8cdef2
  6. #a0e4f5
  7. #b3e9f7
  8. #c6eff9
  9. #d9f4fb
  10. #ecfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40c8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40c8ea
  2. #46c1df
  3. #4dbad5
  4. #53b2ca
  5. #5aabc0
  6. #60a4b5
  7. #669daa
  8. #6d96a0
  9. #738e95
  10. #7a878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97bfce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c2ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb1ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92c5eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80bbea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cfdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40c8ea {
  color: #40c8ea;
}
Background
.bg-40c8ea {
  background-color: #40c8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40c8ea {
  border: 2px solid #40c8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40c8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 200 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40c8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40c8ea, #4073ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40c8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 200 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.23 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.95 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.91 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.73 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.25 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.27 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.29 #bf3715 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#40c8ea  rgb(64, 200, 234)  hsl(192, 80%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#ea6240  rgb(234, 98, 64)  hsl(12, 80%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#ea40c8  rgb(234, 64, 200)  hsl(312, 80%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#c8ea40  rgb(200, 234, 64)  hsl(72, 80%, 58%)  Pear