#40ade3
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
64, 173, 227
HSL
200°, 74%, 57%
CMYK
72, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3652
Every format
| HEX | #40ade3 |
| RGB | rgb(64, 173, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 74%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(66.9 -13.5 -36.1) |
| LCH | lch(66.9 38.5 249.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.709 0.125 234.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #40ade3;
background-color: #40ade3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#40ade3] bg-[#40ade3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #40ade3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.251, green: 0.678, blue: 0.890)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#40ade3")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#40ade3 on white: 2.53:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#40ade3 on black: 8.30:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red25.1%
Green67.8%
Blue89.0%
CMYK percentages
Cyan71.8%
Magenta23.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.0%
Color previews
#40ade3 text on a black background
contrast 8.30:1
Card sample
#40ade3 text on a white background
contrast 2.53:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #40ade3;
Background color
Panel with #40ade3 background
background-color: #40ade3;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #40ade3;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(64, 173, 227, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(64, 173, 227, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #40ade3; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40ade3, #4040E3);