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#40CFFC

#40cffc ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40cffc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 81.18% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.6% cyan, 17.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 194.36°, with 96.91% saturation and 61.96% 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 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.86.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5274

Complementary

  1. #40cffc
  2. #fc6d40

Split complementary

  1. #40cffc
  2. #fc4071
  3. #fccb40

Analogous

  1. #40fccb
  2. #40cffc
  3. #4071fc

Triadic

  1. #40cffc
  2. #fc40cf
  3. #cffc40

Tetradic

  1. #40cffc
  2. #6d40fc
  3. #fc6d40
  4. #cffc40

Square

  1. #40cffc
  2. #cb40fc
  3. #fc6d40
  4. #71fc40

Monochromatic

  1. #037ba0
  2. #04b4ec
  3. #40cffc
  4. #8be2fd
  5. #d7f5fe

Shades

#40cffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40cffc
  2. #3abae3
  3. #33a6ca
  4. #2d91b0
  5. #267c97
  6. #20687e
  7. #1a5365
  8. #133e4c
  9. #0d2932
  10. #061519
  11. #000000

Tints

#40cffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40cffc
  2. #53d4fc
  3. #66d9fd
  4. #79ddfd
  5. #8ce2fd
  6. #a0e7fe
  7. #b3ecfe
  8. #c6f1fe
  9. #d9f5fe
  10. #ecfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40cffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40cffc
  2. #46c7f0
  3. #4dbfe3
  4. #53b7d7
  5. #5aafca
  6. #60a8be
  7. #66a0b2
  8. #6d98a5
  9. #739099
  10. #7a888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc6db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6cafe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb8fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ddde ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95ccfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81c2fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d7ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40cffc {
  color: #40cffc;
}
Background
.bg-40cffc {
  background-color: #40cffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40cffc {
  border: 2px solid #40cffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40cffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 207 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40cffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40cffc, #4071fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40cffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 207 252 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.86 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.92 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.15 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.84 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.45 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.36 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.71 #bf3003 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#40cffc  rgb(64, 207, 252)  hsl(194, 97%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#fc6d40  rgb(252, 109, 64)  hsl(14, 97%, 62%)  Coral
#fc40cf  rgb(252, 64, 207)  hsl(314, 97%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#cffc40  rgb(207, 252, 64)  hsl(74, 97%, 62%)  Electric Lime