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#40ace4 color: Thalassophile

#40ace4 is rgb(64, 172, 228) in RGB and oklch(70.691% 0.12647 235.46) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

70.7%
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
8.24:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #40ace4

#40ace4 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% 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 8.24:1, 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: #40ace4 mixed with white

  1. 40ace4
  2. 59b5e7
  3. 6fbdea
  4. 82c6ed
  5. 95cef0
  6. a7d6f3
  7. b9def6
  8. cbe7f8
  9. dceffb
  10. eef7fd

Darker: #40ace4 mixed with black

  1. 40ace4
  2. 3695c6
  3. 2d7fa9
  4. 24698d
  5. 1b5472
  6. 134058
  7. 0b2d3f
  8. 051b28
  9. 010b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #40ace4 with less saturation

  1. 40ace4
  2. 4fabdd
  3. 5caad7
  4. 67a9d0
  5. 71a8ca
  6. 7aa7c3
  7. 82a6bc
  8. 8ba5b5
  9. 92a3ae
  10. 99a2a7

Questions about #40ace4

What color is #40ace4?

#40ace4 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thalassophile. In RGB it is rgb(64, 172, 228), in HSL hsl(200.49, 75.23%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.691% 0.12647 235.46).

What colors go well with #40ace4?

The complementary color of #40ace4 is #dc8a4d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6c6 and #7a9ef0. The triadic partners are #de7da4 and #9eaa44.

Is white or black text more readable on #40ace4?

Black text reads better on #40ace4: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and black gives 8.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #40ace4 a warm or cool color?

#40ace4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 235 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.126.