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#40cadb

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

RGB
64, 202, 219
HSL
187°, 68%, 56%
CMYK
71, 8, 0, 14
Luminance
0.4845

Every format

HEX#40cadb
RGBrgb(64, 202, 219)
HSLhsl(187, 68%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 8%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(75.1 -30.9 -19.1)
LCHlch(75.1 36.3 211.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.773 0.117 207.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #40cadb;
background-color: #40cadb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#40cadb] bg-[#40cadb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #40cadb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.251, green: 0.792, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#40cadb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#40cadb on white: 1.96:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#40cadb on black: 10.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red25.1%
Green79.2%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan70.8%
Magenta7.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#40cadb text on a black background

contrast 10.69:1

Card sample

#40cadb text on a white background

contrast 1.96:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(64, 202, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(64, 202, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #40cadb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40cadb, #4063DB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #40cadb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #40cadb in the Color Lab