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#40C7FC Color

#40C7FC is rgb(64, 199, 252) in RGB, hsl(197, 97%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 21%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#40C7FC
HEX#40C7FC
RGBrgb(64, 199, 252)
HSLhsl(197, 97%, 62%)
HSVhsv(197, 75%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 21%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.135 229)
LABlab(74.82% -24.36 -37.27)
LCHlch(74.82% 44.52 236.84)

What #40C7FC 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 #40C7FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 5.67Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 6.96Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 8.25Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 9.11Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 11.19Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 11.27

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

#40C7FC Channel Values

How #40C7FC 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 199 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 97% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 75% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 75% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #40C7FC 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #40C7FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #40C7FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #40C7FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#40C7FC
Complementary
#FC7540
Analogous
#40FCD3
Analogous
#4069FC
Triadic
#FC40C7
Triadic
#C7FC40
Split comp.
#FC4069
Split comp.
#FCD340

Tints & Shades of #40C7FC

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

#59CEFC
#72D6FD
#8BDDFD
#AAE6FE
#C3EDFE
#DCF5FE

Shades

#18BBFB
#03A3E2
#0386BA
#026992
#024C69
#012B3C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #40C7FC.

How #40C7FC 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#40C7FC
Protanopia#B9B9FC
Protanomaly#97BEFC
Deuteranopia#A9A9FE
Deuteranomaly#8BB6FD
Tritanopia#00CFCF
Tritanomaly#27CCE2
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #40C7FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-40c7fc: #40C7FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #40C7FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-40c7fc': '#40C7FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.780, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_40c7fc">#40C7FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#40C7FC"

More Teal Colors

#40C7FC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#40C7FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #40C7FC?

#40C7FC is a light teal — rgb(64, 199, 252) in RGB and hsl(197, 97%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #40C7FC?

#40C7FC is rgb(64, 199, 252) — red 64, green 199, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #40C7FC?

#40C7FC converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 21%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #40C7FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #40C7FC scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #40C7FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #40C7FC 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 6.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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