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#40DAFD

#40dafd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40dafd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 85.49% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.7% cyan, 13.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 191.11°, with 97.93% saturation and 62.16% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.84.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5832

Complementary

  1. #40dafd
  2. #fd6340

Split complementary

  1. #40dafd
  2. #fd407c
  3. #fdc240

Analogous

  1. #40fdc2
  2. #40dafd
  3. #407cfd

Triadic

  1. #40dafd
  2. #fd40da
  3. #dafd40

Tetradic

  1. #40dafd
  2. #6340fd
  3. #fd6340
  4. #dafd40

Square

  1. #40dafd
  2. #c240fd
  3. #fd6340
  4. #7cfd40

Monochromatic

  1. #0285a2
  2. #02c2ee
  3. #40dafd
  4. #8ce9fe
  5. #d7f7ff

Shades

#40dafd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40dafd
  2. #3ac4e4
  3. #33aeca
  4. #2d99b1
  5. #268398
  6. #206d7f
  7. #1a5765
  8. #13414c
  9. #0d2c33
  10. #061619
  11. #000000

Tints

#40dafd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40dafd
  2. #53defd
  3. #66e1fd
  4. #79e5fe
  5. #8ce9fe
  6. #a0edfe
  7. #b3f0fe
  8. #c6f4fe
  9. #d9f8ff
  10. #ecfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40dafd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40dafd
  2. #46d1f1
  3. #4dc8e4
  4. #53bfd8
  5. #5ab6cb
  6. #60adbf
  7. #66a4b2
  8. #6d9ba6
  9. #739299
  10. #7a898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d0e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3d3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9c1fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e6e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fd6fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bcbfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e1ef ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40dafd {
  color: #40dafd;
}
Background
.bg-40dafd {
  background-color: #40dafd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40dafd {
  border: 2px solid #40dafd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40dafd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 218 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 98% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40dafd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40dafd, #407cfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40dafd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 218 253 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.84 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.39 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.11 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.28 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.27 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 11.14 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.17 #bf2502 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#40dafd  rgb(64, 218, 253)  hsl(191, 98%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#fd6340  rgb(253, 99, 64)  hsl(11, 98%, 62%)  Tomato
#fd40da  rgb(253, 64, 218)  hsl(311, 98%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#dafd40  rgb(218, 253, 64)  hsl(71, 98%, 62%)  Electric Lime