#40ade5
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
64, 173, 229
HSL
200°, 76%, 58%
CMYK
72, 25, 0, 10
Luminance
0.3663
Every format
| HEX | #40ade5 |
| RGB | rgb(64, 173, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 76%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 25%, 0%, 10%) |
| LAB | lab(67.0 -12.9 -37.0) |
| LCH | lch(67.0 39.2 250.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.710 0.127 235.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #40ade5;
background-color: #40ade5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#40ade5] bg-[#40ade5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #40ade5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.251, green: 0.678, blue: 0.898)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#40ade5")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#40ade5 on white: 2.52:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#40ade5 on black: 8.33:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red25.1%
Green67.8%
Blue89.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan72.1%
Magenta24.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.2%
Color previews
#40ade5 text on a black background
contrast 8.33:1
Card sample
#40ade5 text on a white background
contrast 2.52:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #40ade5;
Background color
Panel with #40ade5 background
background-color: #40ade5;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #40ade5;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(64, 173, 229, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(64, 173, 229, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #40ade5; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40ade5, #4140E5);