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#40abcc

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
64, 171, 204
HSL
194°, 58%, 53%
CMYK
69, 16, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3458

Every format

HEX#40abcc
RGBrgb(64, 171, 204)
HSLhsl(194, 58%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 16%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(65.4 -19.9 -25.7)
LCHlch(65.4 32.5 232.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.694 0.107 222.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #40abcc;
background-color: #40abcc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#40abcc] bg-[#40abcc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #40abcc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.251, green: 0.671, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#40abcc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#40abcc on white: 2.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#40abcc on black: 7.92:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red25.1%
Green67.1%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan68.6%
Magenta16.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#40abcc text on a black background

contrast 7.92:1

Card sample

#40abcc text on a white background

contrast 2.65:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #40abcc;
Background color
Panel with #40abcc background
background-color: #40abcc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #40abcc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(64, 171, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(64, 171, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #40abcc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40abcc, #404ECC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #40abcc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #40abcc in the Color Lab