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#40ace3 color: Thalassophile

#40ace3 is rgb(64, 172, 227) in RGB and oklch(70.643% 0.12551 234.973) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

70.6%
0.126
235°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.55:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #40ace3

#40ace3 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 235°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.55:1 contrast and black text 8.23:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thalassophile (#44aadd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #40ace3 mixed with white

  1. 40ace3
  2. 59b5e6
  3. 6fbdea
  4. 82c6ed
  5. 95cef0
  6. a7d6f2
  7. b9def5
  8. cbe7f8
  9. dceffa
  10. eef7fd

Darker: #40ace3 mixed with black

  1. 40ace3
  2. 3695c5
  3. 2d7fa8
  4. 24698c
  5. 1b5471
  6. 134057
  7. 0b2d3f
  8. 051b27
  9. 010b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #40ace3 with less saturation

  1. 40ace3
  2. 4fabdd
  3. 5caad6
  4. 67a9cf
  5. 71a8c9
  6. 7aa7c2
  7. 82a6bc
  8. 8aa5b5
  9. 92a3ae
  10. 99a2a7

Questions about #40ace3

What color is #40ace3?

#40ace3 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thalassophile. In RGB it is rgb(64, 172, 227), in HSL hsl(200.25, 74.43%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.643% 0.12551 234.973).

What colors go well with #40ace3?

The complementary color of #40ace3 is #dc8a4e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6c5 and #7a9eef. The triadic partners are #dd7ea4 and #9ea945.

Is white or black text more readable on #40ace3?

Black text reads better on #40ace3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and black gives 8.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #40ace3 a warm or cool color?

#40ace3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 235 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.126.