#40b6df

Color #40b6df

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 13.03 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#40b6df

RGB

rgb(64, 182, 223)

HSL

hsl(195.5, 71.3%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.5, 71.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.3%, 18.4%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(69.38, -19.6, -30.05)

LCH

lch(69.38, 35.88, 236.89)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.1183, 225.38)

HWB

hwb(195.5, 25.1%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#df6940

Analogous

#40dfb9

#40b6df

#4067df

Triadic

#40b6df

#df40b6

#b6df40

Split-complementary

#40b6df

#df4067

#dfb940

Tetradic

#40b6df

#6940df

#df6940

#b6df40

Square

#40b6df

#b940df

#df6940

#67df40

Shades

Color #40b6df mixed toward black.

#22a1cd

#1b81a4

#15617b

#0e4052

#072029

Tints

Color #40b6df mixed toward white.

#60c2e4

#80ceea

#a0daef

#bfe7f4

#dff3fa

Tones

Color #40b6df mixed toward gray.

#4db0d2

#5ba9c5

#68a3b7

#759caa

#82969d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8485d6 · ΔE 25

Deuteranopia

#7e74d4 · ΔE 28.7

Tritanopia

#4ccfcd · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #40b6df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40b6df]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#40b6df (#40b6df) is rgb(64, 182, 223) in RGB.

No, #40b6df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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