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#40aaca color: Dragonfly Blue

#40aaca is rgb(64, 170, 202) in RGB and oklch(69.05% 0.10574 221.628) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

69.1%
0.106
222°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • cyan-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.69:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #40aaca

#40aaca is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.1% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 222°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.69:1 contrast and black text 7.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dragonfly Blue (#45abca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #40aaca mixed with white

  1. 40aaca
  2. 59b3cf
  3. 6ebbd5
  4. 82c4da
  5. 95cce0
  6. a7d5e5
  7. b9ddea
  8. cbe6f0
  9. dceef5
  10. eef7fa

Darker: #40aaca mixed with black

  1. 40aaca
  2. 3693af
  3. 2d7d95
  4. 24687c
  5. 1b5364
  6. 133f4d
  7. 0b2d37
  8. 051b22
  9. 010b0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #40aaca with less saturation

  1. 40aaca
  2. 4ea9c5
  3. 5ba8c1
  4. 65a6bc
  5. 6ea5b8
  6. 77a3b3
  7. 7fa2ae
  8. 87a0aa
  9. 8e9fa5
  10. 959da0

Questions about #40aaca

What color is #40aaca?

#40aaca is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Dragonfly Blue. In RGB it is rgb(64, 170, 202), in HSL hsl(193.91, 56.56%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.05% 0.10574 221.628).

What colors go well with #40aaca?

The complementary color of #40aaca is #d38567. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #34b0ac and #699fdb. The triadic partners are #c881ae and #a99e4a.

Is white or black text more readable on #40aaca?

Black text reads better on #40aaca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and black gives 7.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #40aaca a warm or cool color?

#40aaca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 222 degrees, its lightness 69.1% and its chroma 0.106.