#40ade8
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
64, 173, 232
HSL
201°, 79%, 58%
CMYK
72, 25, 0, 9
Luminance
0.3680
Every format
| HEX | #40ade8 |
| RGB | rgb(64, 173, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 79%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 25%, 0%, 9%) |
| LAB | lab(67.1 -11.9 -38.5) |
| LCH | lch(67.1 40.3 252.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.711 0.130 236.7) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #40ade8;
background-color: #40ade8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#40ade8] bg-[#40ade8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #40ade8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.251, green: 0.678, blue: 0.910)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#40ade8")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#40ade8 on white: 2.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#40ade8 on black: 8.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red25.1%
Green67.8%
Blue91.0%
CMYK percentages
Cyan72.4%
Magenta25.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)9.0%
Color previews
#40ade8 text on a black background
contrast 8.36:1
Card sample
#40ade8 text on a white background
contrast 2.51:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #40ade8;
Background color
Panel with #40ade8 background
background-color: #40ade8;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #40ade8;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(64, 173, 232, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(64, 173, 232, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #40ade8; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40ade8, #4340E8);