#40A0BD#40A0BD

#40A0BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.098 H 221.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40A0BD
RGB	rgb(64, 160, 189)
HSL	hsl(194, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(194, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 15.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.57, -18.91, -23.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.57, 29.96, 230.86°)
OKLab	oklab(66.11% -0.0738 -0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(66.11% 0.098 221.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.8667, 29.9031, 52.6483)
Luminance	0.2991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#40A0BD #BD5D40

analogous

#40BD9C #40A0BD #4062BD

triadic

#40A0BD #BD40A0 #A0BD40

tetradic

#40A0BD #9C40BD #BD5D40 #62BD40

square

#40A0BD #9C40BD #BD5D40 #62BD40

split-complementary

#40A0BD #BD4062 #BD9C40

monochromatic

#215362 #31798F #40A0BD #6DB7CD #9ACEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.01

#40A0BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.98

#40A0BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #40A0BD

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40A0BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40A0BD	1.00	3.01	6.98	6.98
#FFFFFF	3.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40a0bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 160, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.098 221.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83bcd1',
    500: '#40a0bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40a0bd;
$custom-light: #83bcd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40a0bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.92,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66106,
    "c": 0.09817,
    "h": 221.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.29906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40A0BD

secondary

#C99D90

accent

#6F4FD9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #40A0BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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