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#40CEED

#40ceed ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40ceed is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 80.78% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73% cyan, 13.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 190.75°, 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.5.

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Relative luminance0.5135

Complementary

  1. #40ceed
  2. #ed5f40

Split complementary

  1. #40ceed
  2. #ed4078
  3. #edb540

Analogous

  1. #40edb5
  2. #40ceed
  3. #4078ed

Triadic

  1. #40ceed
  2. #ed40ce
  3. #ceed40

Tetradic

  1. #40ceed
  2. #5f40ed
  3. #ed5f40
  4. #ceed40

Square

  1. #40ceed
  2. #b540ed
  3. #ed5f40
  4. #78ed40

Monochromatic

  1. #0d7187
  2. #13accd
  3. #40ceed
  4. #86e0f4
  5. #ccf2fa

Shades

#40ceed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40ceed
  2. #3ab9d5
  3. #33a5be
  4. #2d90a6
  5. #267c8e
  6. #206777
  7. #1a525f
  8. #133e47
  9. #0d292f
  10. #061518
  11. #000000

Tints

#40ceed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40ceed
  2. #53d3ef
  3. #66d8f1
  4. #79ddf2
  5. #8ce2f4
  6. #a0e7f6
  7. #b3ebf8
  8. #c6f0fa
  9. #d9f5fb
  10. #ecfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40ceed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40ceed
  2. #46c6e2
  3. #4dbed7
  4. #53b7cc
  5. #5aafc1
  6. #60a7b7
  7. #669fac
  8. #6d97a1
  9. #739096
  10. #7a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc4d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c8ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1b6ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d9d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97caee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85c0ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d5e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40ceed {
  color: #40ceed;
}
Background
.bg-40ceed {
  background-color: #40ceed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40ceed {
  border: 2px solid #40ceed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40ceed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 206 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40ceed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40ceed, #4078ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40ceed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 206 237 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.50 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.33 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.41 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.45 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.63 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.14 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.18 #bf3112 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#40ceed  rgb(64, 206, 237)  hsl(191, 83%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#ed5f40  rgb(237, 95, 64)  hsl(11, 83%, 59%)  Tomato
#ed40ce  rgb(237, 64, 206)  hsl(311, 83%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#ceed40  rgb(206, 237, 64)  hsl(71, 83%, 59%)  Pear