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#40BCFF Glitter Lake

#40BCFF is a light, moderately saturated blue named Glitter Lake. In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 73.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(64, 188, 255)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 100% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 75% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #40BCFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.86:1.

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Variations of #40BCFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #82AAFE
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CBCFF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #89BAFF
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #82AAFE
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #75B1FF
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00CDD3
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00C3EC
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9FB4C9

#40BCFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#40BCFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.86:1 Very good#40BCFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#40BCFF in CSS

/* Glitter Lake */
.color { color: #40BCFF; }
.background { background-color: #40BCFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #40BCFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(64 188 255);
color: hsl(201 100% 63%);
color: oklch(0.756 0.143 237.2);

#40BCFF FAQ

What color is #40BCFF?

#40BCFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Glitter Lake. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #40BCFF?

#40BCFF is rgb(64, 188, 255) in RGB, hsl(201, 100%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(75%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #40BCFF?

The complementary color of #40BCFF is #FF8340, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #40BCFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #40BCFF: 9.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #40BCFF a warm or cool color?

#40BCFF is a cool color.