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#40CAED

#40caed ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40caed is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 79.22% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73% cyan, 14.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 192.14°, with 82.78% saturation and 59.02% 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 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.08.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4945

Complementary

  1. #40caed
  2. #ed6340

Split complementary

  1. #40caed
  2. #ed4073
  3. #edba40

Analogous

  1. #40edba
  2. #40caed
  3. #4073ed

Triadic

  1. #40caed
  2. #ed40ca
  3. #caed40

Tetradic

  1. #40caed
  2. #6340ed
  3. #ed6340
  4. #caed40

Square

  1. #40caed
  2. #ba40ed
  3. #ed6340
  4. #73ed40

Monochromatic

  1. #0d6e87
  2. #13a8cd
  3. #40caed
  4. #86ddf4
  5. #ccf1fa

Shades

#40caed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40caed
  2. #3ab6d5
  3. #33a2be
  4. #2d8da6
  5. #26798e
  6. #206577
  7. #1a515f
  8. #133d47
  9. #0d282f
  10. #061418
  11. #000000

Tints

#40caed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40caed
  2. #53cfef
  3. #66d5f1
  4. #79daf2
  5. #8cdff4
  6. #a0e5f6
  7. #b3eaf8
  8. #c6effa
  9. #d9f4fb
  10. #ecfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40caed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40caed
  2. #46c3e2
  3. #4dbbd7
  4. #53b4cc
  5. #5aacc1
  6. #60a5b7
  7. #669eac
  8. #6d96a1
  9. #738f96
  10. #7a878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c1d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c4ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb3ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94c7ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81bded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40caed {
  color: #40caed;
}
Background
.bg-40caed {
  background-color: #40caed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40caed {
  border: 2px solid #40caed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40caed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 202 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40caed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40caed, #4073ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40caed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 202 237 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.08 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.74 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.85 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.51 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.10 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.15 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.65 #bf3512 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#40caed  rgb(64, 202, 237)  hsl(192, 83%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#ed6340  rgb(237, 99, 64)  hsl(12, 83%, 59%)  Tomato
#ed40ca  rgb(237, 64, 202)  hsl(312, 83%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#caed40  rgb(202, 237, 64)  hsl(72, 83%, 59%)  Pear