#40afee
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
64, 175, 238
HSL
202°, 84%, 59%
CMYK
73, 27, 0, 7
Luminance
0.3792
Every format
| HEX | #40afee |
| RGB | rgb(64, 175, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 84%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 27%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(68.0 -10.9 -40.4) |
| LCH | lch(68.0 41.9 254.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.719 0.135 238.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #40afee;
background-color: #40afee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#40afee] bg-[#40afee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #40afee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.251, green: 0.686, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#40afee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#40afee on white: 2.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#40afee on black: 8.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red25.1%
Green68.6%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan73.1%
Magenta26.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#40afee text on a black background
contrast 8.58:1
Card sample
#40afee text on a white background
contrast 2.45:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #40afee;
Background color
Panel with #40afee background
background-color: #40afee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #40afee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(64, 175, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(64, 175, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #40afee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40afee, #4540EE);