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#40EEF8

#40eef8 ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40eef8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 93.33% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.19% cyan, 4.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 183.26°, with 92.93% saturation and 61.18% 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 14.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.6902

Complementary

  1. #40eef8
  2. #f84a40

Split complementary

  1. #40eef8
  2. #f84092
  3. #f8a640

Analogous

  1. #40f8a6
  2. #40eef8
  3. #4092f8

Triadic

  1. #40eef8
  2. #f840ee
  3. #eef840

Tetradic

  1. #40eef8
  2. #4a40f8
  3. #f84a40
  4. #eef840

Square

  1. #40eef8
  2. #a640f8
  3. #f84a40
  4. #92f840

Monochromatic

  1. #069199
  2. #08d7e3
  3. #40eef8
  4. #8af5fb
  5. #d4fbfd

Shades

#40eef8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40eef8
  2. #3ad6df
  3. #33bec6
  4. #2da7ae
  5. #268f95
  6. #20777c
  7. #1a5f63
  8. #13474a
  9. #0d3032
  10. #061819
  11. #000000

Tints

#40eef8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40eef8
  2. #53f0f9
  3. #66f1f9
  4. #79f3fa
  5. #8cf5fb
  6. #a0f7fc
  7. #b3f8fc
  8. #c6fafd
  9. #d9fcfe
  10. #ecfdfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40eef8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40eef8
  2. #46e3ec
  3. #4dd8e0
  4. #53cdd4
  5. #5ac2c8
  6. #60b7bc
  7. #66acb0
  8. #6da1a4
  9. #739698
  10. #7a8b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0e1e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dce3f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2d0f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f7f1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3e8f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fddf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f3f4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40eef8 {
  color: #40eef8;
}
Background
.bg-40eef8 {
  background-color: #40eef8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40eef8 {
  border: 2px solid #40eef8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40eef8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 238 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 93% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40eef8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40eef8, #4092f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40eef8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 238 248 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.09 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 5.13 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 5.13 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.10 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.03 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.34 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.89 #bf1107 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#40eef8  rgb(64, 238, 248)  hsl(183, 93%, 61%)  Electric Blue
#f84a40  rgb(248, 74, 64)  hsl(3, 93%, 61%)  Cinnabar
#f840ee  rgb(248, 64, 238)  hsl(303, 93%, 61%)  Fuchsia
#eef840  rgb(238, 248, 64)  hsl(63, 93%, 61%)  Daffodil