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#40c4ff

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

RGB
64, 196, 255
HSL
199°, 100%, 63%
CMYK
75, 23, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4779

Every format

HEX#40c4ff
RGBrgb(64, 196, 255)
HSLhsl(199, 100%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 23%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(74.7 -16.5 -39.1)
LCHlch(74.7 42.5 247.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.774 0.139 232.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #40c4ff;
background-color: #40c4ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#40c4ff] bg-[#40c4ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #40c4ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.251, green: 0.769, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#40c4ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#40c4ff on white: 1.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#40c4ff on black: 10.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red25.1%
Green76.9%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan74.9%
Magenta23.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#40c4ff text on a black background

contrast 10.56:1

Card sample

#40c4ff text on a white background

contrast 1.99:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #40c4ff;
Background color
Panel with #40c4ff background
background-color: #40c4ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #40c4ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(64, 196, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(64, 196, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #40c4ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40c4ff, #4045FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #40c4ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #40c4ff in the Color Lab