#40bcd9

Color #40bcd9

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 13.17 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#40bcd9

RGB

rgb(64, 188, 217)

HSL

hsl(191.4, 66.8%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.4, 70.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.5%, 13.4%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(70.91, -24.57, -24.42)

LCH

lch(70.91, 34.64, 224.82)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.1138, 216.75)

HWB

hwb(191.4, 25.1%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d95d40

Analogous

#40d9aa

#40bcd9

#406fd9

Triadic

#40bcd9

#d940bc

#bcd940

Split-complementary

#40bcd9

#d9406f

#d9aa40

Tetradic

#40bcd9

#5d40d9

#d95d40

#bcd940

Square

#40bcd9

#aa40d9

#d95d40

#6fd940

Shades

Color #40bcd9 mixed toward black.

#27a6c3

#1f849c

#176375

#10424e

#082127

Tints

Color #40bcd9 mixed toward white.

#60c7df

#80d2e6

#a0ddec

#bfe9f2

#dff4f9

Tones

Color #40bcd9 mixed toward gray.

#4db4cc

#5aacbf

#66a4b3

#739ca6

#809499

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8889d2 · ΔE 27.1

Deuteranopia

#8178d1 · ΔE 30.6

Tritanopia

#4dcdcc · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #40bcd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40bcd9]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#40bcd9 (#40bcd9) is rgb(64, 188, 217) in RGB.

No, #40bcd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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