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#40bccd

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
64, 188, 205
HSL
187°, 59%, 53%
CMYK
69, 8, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4146

Every format

HEX#40bccd
RGBrgb(64, 188, 205)
HSLhsl(187, 59%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 8%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(70.5 -28.3 -18.5)
LCHlch(70.5 33.8 213.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.735 0.109 208.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #40bccd;
background-color: #40bccd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#40bccd] bg-[#40bccd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #40bccd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.251, green: 0.737, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#40bccd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#40bccd on white: 2.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#40bccd on black: 9.29:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red25.1%
Green73.7%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan68.8%
Magenta8.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#40bccd text on a black background

contrast 9.29:1

Card sample

#40bccd text on a white background

contrast 2.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(64, 188, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(64, 188, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #40bccd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40bccd, #405ECD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #40bccd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #40bccd in the Color Lab