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#40CBF3

#40cbf3 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40cbf3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 79.61% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.66% cyan, 16.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 193.41°, with 88.18% saturation and 60.2% 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.5027

Complementary

  1. #40cbf3
  2. #f36840

Split complementary

  1. #40cbf3
  2. #f34072
  3. #f3c240

Analogous

  1. #40f3c2
  2. #40cbf3
  3. #4072f3

Triadic

  1. #40cbf3
  2. #f340cb
  3. #cbf340

Tetradic

  1. #40cbf3
  2. #6840f3
  3. #f36840
  4. #cbf340

Square

  1. #40cbf3
  2. #c240f3
  3. #f36840
  4. #72f340

Monochromatic

  1. #097391
  2. #0eabd9
  3. #40cbf3
  4. #88dff8
  5. #d0f2fc

Shades

#40cbf3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40cbf3
  2. #3ab7db
  3. #33a2c2
  4. #2d8eaa
  5. #267a92
  6. #20667a
  7. #1a5161
  8. #133d49
  9. #0d2931
  10. #061418
  11. #000000

Tints

#40cbf3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40cbf3
  2. #53d0f4
  3. #66d5f5
  4. #79dbf7
  5. #8ce0f8
  6. #a0e5f9
  7. #b3eafa
  8. #c6effb
  9. #d9f5fd
  10. #ecfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40cbf3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40cbf3
  2. #46c4e8
  3. #4dbcdc
  4. #53b5d1
  5. #5aadc5
  6. #60a6ba
  7. #669eae
  8. #6d97a3
  9. #738f97
  10. #7a888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac2d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3c6f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb4f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93c8f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80bef3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d3e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40cbf3 {
  color: #40cbf3;
}
Background
.bg-40cbf3 {
  background-color: #40cbf3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40cbf3 {
  border: 2px solid #40cbf3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40cbf3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 203 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 88% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40cbf3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40cbf3, #4072f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40cbf3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 203 243 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.81 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.19 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.64 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.55 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.06 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.29 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.79 #bf340c Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#40cbf3  rgb(64, 203, 243)  hsl(193, 88%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#f36840  rgb(243, 104, 64)  hsl(13, 88%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#f340cb  rgb(243, 64, 203)  hsl(313, 88%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#cbf340  rgb(203, 243, 64)  hsl(73, 88%, 60%)  Electric Lime