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Hex #40bde3

#40bde3 is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #40bde3 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#40bde3 Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#40bde3 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 64 G 189 B 227 RGB (64, 189, 227) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 193.99 S 0.74 L 0.57
CMYK	C 64% M 15% Y 0% K 11%
Usage of blue	The color #40bde3 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#40bde3 Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#40bde3 to RGB conversion

Red	64	64% RED
Green	189	189% GREEN
Blue	227	227% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(64, 189, 227); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(64, 189, 227); // for css background-color

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#40bde3 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
63.92 %	14.9 %	0 %	10.98 %

#40bde3 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
193.988	0.74	0.57

CSS code: color: hsl(194, 74%, 57%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #40bde3

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #40bde3

Tints and Shades of #40bde3

Tints of #40bde3		Shades of #40bde3
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #40bde3

This shows how text with the hex-color #40bde3 would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #40bde3

Primary
#40bde3 (already open)

Secondary
#e36640

Tertiary
#f3bfaf

Your Color #40bde3 (already open)

Complementary Color: #e36640

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #40bde3

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