#40b4e5 color: Summer Sky
#40b4e5 is rgb(64, 180, 229) in RGB and oklch(72.587% 0.12364 230.285) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Light
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Sky blue
- cyan-500
- Black 10%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #40b4e5
#40b4e5 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 72.6% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 230°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.88:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Summer Sky (#38b0de). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.
Lighter: #40b4e5 mixed with white
Darker: #40b4e5 mixed with black
Calmer: #40b4e5 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #40b4e5
Questions about #40b4e5
What color is #40b4e5?
#40b4e5 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Summer Sky. In RGB it is rgb(64, 180, 229), in HSL hsl(197.82, 76.04%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.587% 0.12364 230.285).
What colors go well with #40b4e5?
The complementary color of #40b4e5 is #e48e5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00bdc5 and #78a7f4. The triadic partners are #e085b1 and #abad48.
Is white or black text more readable on #40b4e5?
Black text reads better on #40b4e5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #40b4e5 a warm or cool color?
#40b4e5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 72.6% and its chroma 0.124.