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#40BBEF closest to Blue Bikini

#40BBEF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Blue Bikini. In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 73.3% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(64, 187, 239)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 85% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 73% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #40BBEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.57:1.

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Variations of #40BBEF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#40BBEF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#40BBEF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #40BBEF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #89A8EE
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1B9F2
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8EB8F1
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #89A8EE
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7AAFEF
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00C9CC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00C1E0
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9CB2C2

#40BBEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.19:1 Very poor#40BBEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.57:1 Very good#40BBEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#40BBEF in CSS

/* Blue Bikini */
.color { color: #40BBEF; }
.background { background-color: #40BBEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #40BBEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(64 187 239);
color: hsl(198 85% 59%);
color: oklch(0.747 0.129 230.6);

#40BBEF FAQ

What color is #40BBEF?

#40BBEF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Blue Bikini. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #40BBEF?

#40BBEF is rgb(64, 187, 239) in RGB, hsl(198, 85%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(73%, 22%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #40BBEF?

The complementary color of #40BBEF is #EF7440, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #40BBEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #40BBEF: 9.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #40BBEF a warm or cool color?

#40BBEF is a cool color.