#40ABCF#40ABCF

#40ABCF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.109 H 224.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40ABCF
RGB	rgb(64, 171, 207)
HSL	hsl(195, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(195, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 17.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.53, -18.98, -27.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.53, 33.15, 235.08°)
OKLab	oklab(69.5% -0.0781 -0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(69.5% 0.109 224.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.9352, 34.7177, 64.2483)
Luminance	0.3472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40ABCF #CF6440

analogous

#40CFAC #40ABCF #4063CF

triadic

#40ABCF #CF40AB #ABCF40

tetradic

#40ABCF #AC40CF #CF6440 #63CF40

square

#40ABCF #AC40CF #CF6440 #63CF40

split-complementary

#40ABCF #CF4063 #CFAC40

monochromatic

#1E6077 #2A88A8 #40ABCF #71C1DB #A2D6E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.64

#40ABCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.94

#40ABCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40ABCF

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40ABCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40ABCF	1.00	2.64	7.94	7.94
#FFFFFF	2.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97A7D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8399CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B6B7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40abcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 171, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.109 224.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86c4dd',
    500: '#40abcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40abcf;
$custom-light: #86c4dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40abcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.105,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69502,
    "c": 0.10901,
    "h": 224.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.34721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40ABCF

secondary

#D4A697

accent

#6D45E3

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F8FB

border

#CBD1D4

text

#0C1215

muted

#7D8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #40ABCF

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

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