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#40BAFC Color

#40BAFC is rgb(64, 186, 252) in RGB, hsl(201, 97%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 26%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#40BAFC
HEX#40BAFC
RGBrgb(64, 186, 252)
HSLhsl(201, 97%, 62%)
HSVhsv(201, 75%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 26%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.142 237.1)
LABlab(71.04% -18.25 -43.11)
LCHlch(71.04% 46.81 247.06)

What #40BAFC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #40BAFC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 5.9Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 6.43Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 6.67Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 8.53Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 9.02Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 9.41

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#40BAFC Channel Values

How #40BAFC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 64 · G 186 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 97% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 75% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 75% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #40BAFC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #40BAFC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #40BAFC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #40BAFC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#40BAFC
Complementary
#FC8240
Analogous
#40FCE0
Analogous
#405CFC
Triadic
#FC40BA
Triadic
#BAFC40
Split comp.
#FC405C
Split comp.
#FCE040

Tints & Shades of #40BAFC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#59C3FC
#72CCFD
#8BD5FD
#AAE0FE
#C3E9FE
#DCF2FE

Shades

#18ACFB
#0394E2
#037ABA
#025F92
#024569
#01283C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #40BAFC.

How #40BAFC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#40BAFC
Protanopia#ADADFC
Protanomaly#8EB2FC
Deuteranopia#9F9FFD
Deuteranomaly#83AAFD
Tritanopia#00C4C4
Tritanomaly#20C0DD
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #40BAFC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-40bafc: #40BAFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #40BAFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-40bafc': '#40BAFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.729, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_40bafc">#40BAFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#40BAFC"

More Blue Colors

#40BAFC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#40BAFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #40BAFC?

#40BAFC is a light blue — rgb(64, 186, 252) in RGB and hsl(201, 97%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #40BAFC?

#40BAFC is rgb(64, 186, 252) — red 64, green 186, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #40BAFC?

#40BAFC converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 26%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #40BAFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #40BAFC scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #40BAFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #40BAFC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 5.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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