#40ADCE#40ADCE
#40ADCE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.108 H 221.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40ADCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 173, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 69%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.9%, 16%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, -20.34, -25.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 32.84, 231.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.93% -0.0805 -0.072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.93% 0.108 221.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1939, 35.4302, 63.7334) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.39
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.99
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.48
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.83
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.32
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40ADCE #CE6140
analogous
#40CEA8 #40ADCE #4066CE
triadic
#40ADCE #CE40AD #ADCE40
tetradic
#40ADCE #A840CE #CE6140 #66CE40
square
#40ADCE #A840CE #CE6140 #66CE40
split-complementary
#40ADCE #CE4066 #CEA840
monochromatic
#1E6175 #2B89A6 #40ADCE #71C2DA #A1D7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#40ADCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#40ADCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40ADCE
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40ADCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40ADCE | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA9D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#869ACE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40adce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 173, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.108 221.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c5dd',
500: '#40adce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40adce; $custom-light: #86c5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40adce",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 173,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.944,
"s": 59.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69934,
"c": 0.10802,
"h": 221.8
},
"luminance": 0.35433
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40ADCE
secondary
#D4A496
accent
#6A45E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283