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#40acef

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
64, 172, 239
HSL
203°, 85%, 59%
CMYK
73, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3683

Every format

HEX#40acef
RGBrgb(64, 172, 239)
HSLhsl(203, 85%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(67.1 -9.0 -42.3)
LCHlch(67.1 43.2 258.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.712 0.138 240.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #40acef;
background-color: #40acef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#40acef] bg-[#40acef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #40acef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.251, green: 0.675, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#40acef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#40acef on white: 2.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#40acef on black: 8.37:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red25.1%
Green67.5%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan73.2%
Magenta28.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#40acef text on a black background

contrast 8.37:1

Card sample

#40acef text on a white background

contrast 2.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(64, 172, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(64, 172, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #40acef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40acef, #4940EF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #40acef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #40acef in the Color Lab