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#40cadf

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

RGB
64, 202, 223
HSL
188°, 71%, 56%
CMYK
71, 9, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4866

Every format

HEX#40cadf
RGBrgb(64, 202, 223)
HSLhsl(188, 71%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 9%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(75.2 -29.7 -21.1)
LCHlch(75.2 36.4 215.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.775 0.118 209.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #40cadf;
background-color: #40cadf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#40cadf] bg-[#40cadf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #40cadf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.251, green: 0.792, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#40cadf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#40cadf on white: 1.96:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#40cadf on black: 10.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red25.1%
Green79.2%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan71.3%
Magenta9.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#40cadf text on a black background

contrast 10.73:1

Card sample

#40cadf text on a white background

contrast 1.96:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(64, 202, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(64, 202, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #40cadf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40cadf, #4060DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #40cadf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #40cadf in the Color Lab