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#40c3fd color: Shovel Knight

#40c3fd is rgb(64, 195, 253) in RGB and oklch(77.131% 0.1379 232.06) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

77.1%
0.138
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.01:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.44:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #40c3fd

#40c3fd is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 77.1% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.01:1 contrast and black text 10.44:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Shovel Knight (#37c4fa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #40c3fd mixed with white

  1. 40c3fd
  2. 5cc9fe
  3. 73d0fe
  4. 87d6ff
  5. 9adcff
  6. ace2ff
  7. bde8ff
  8. ceeeff
  9. def4ff
  10. eff9ff

Darker: #40c3fd mixed with black

  1. 40c3fd
  2. 36a9dc
  3. 2d90bc
  4. 24789d
  5. 1b607f
  6. 134a62
  7. 0b3447
  8. 05202d
  9. 010e16
  10. 000203

Calmer: #40c3fd with less saturation

  1. 40c3fd
  2. 54c2f6
  3. 64c1ef
  4. 71c0e8
  5. 7dbee1
  6. 88bdd9
  7. 92bcd2
  8. 9bbacb
  9. a4b8c3
  10. acb6bc

Questions about #40c3fd

What color is #40c3fd?

#40c3fd is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Shovel Knight. In RGB it is rgb(64, 195, 253), in HSL hsl(198.41, 97.93%, 62.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.131% 0.1379 232.06).

What colors go well with #40c3fd?

The complementary color of #40c3fd is #f99a5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00ceda and #84b4ff. The triadic partners are #f78ebe and #b7bd4a.

Is white or black text more readable on #40c3fd?

Black text reads better on #40c3fd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and black gives 10.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #40c3fd a warm or cool color?

#40c3fd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 77.1% and its chroma 0.138.