#40bcdd color: Lake Thun
#40bcdd is rgb(64, 188, 221) in RGB and oklch(74.11% 0.11603 219.397) 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 13%
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 #40bcdd
#40bcdd is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 219°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.22:1 contrast and black text 9.46:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Lake Thun (#44bbdd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.
Lighter: #40bcdd mixed with white
Darker: #40bcdd mixed with black
Calmer: #40bcdd with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #40bcdd
Questions about #40bcdd
What color is #40bcdd?
#40bcdd is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lake Thun. In RGB it is rgb(64, 188, 221), in HSL hsl(192.61, 69.78%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.11% 0.11603 219.397).
What colors go well with #40bcdd?
The complementary color of #40bcdd is #e99173. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #36c2bb and #6fb1f1. The triadic partners are #dc8ec3 and #bdac4f.
Is white or black text more readable on #40bcdd?
Black text reads better on #40bcdd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and black gives 9.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #40bcdd a warm or cool color?
#40bcdd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 219 degrees, its lightness 74.1% and its chroma 0.116.