#40aeca Color Information

#40aeca Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #40aeca. In RGB, it consists of 25.1% Red, 68.2% Green, and 79.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 68.3% Cyan, 13.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 192.2°, with saturation of 56.6% and lightness of 52.2%. The decimal value for #40aeca is 4239050, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3399cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #40aeca is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#40aeca Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color64, 174, 202 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color25.1%, 68.2%, 79.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.749, 0.318, 0.208 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.683, 0.139, 0, 0.208 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color192.2°, 56.6%, 52.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color192.2°, 68.3%, 79.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color27.911, 35.626, 61.283 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color64, 125, 202 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4239050 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color66.233, -22.114, -23.347 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)66.233, 32.158, 226.553 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color66.233, -41.514, -33.250 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color59.688, -20.984, -19.093 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.224, 0.285, 35.626 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282429130 / 0xff40aeca Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#3399cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #40aeca

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #40aeca, its pure hue is 192.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.6%, and its lightness is 52.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #40aeca, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #081619 to #3898b1.

Tints of #40aeca

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #40aeca, its pure hue is 192.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.6%, and its lightness is 52.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #40aeca, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #58b8d1 to #e7f5f8.

Tones of #40aeca

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #40aeca, its pure hue is 192.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #40aeca, which range from #858585 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0bcdff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #40aeca

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #40aeca! For #40aeca, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #40aeca. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #40aeca

This color, #40aeca, consists of 25.1% Red, 68.2% Green, and 79.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 64, Green = 174, Blue = 202. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #40aeca is 68.3% Cyan, 13.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R25.1%
C68.3%
G68.2%
M13.9%
B79.2%
Y0.0%
K20.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 64 174 202
Octal 100 256 312
Hexa #40 #ae #ca
Binary 01000000 10101110 11001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 68 13 0 20
Octal 104 15 0 24
Hexa #44 #0d #00 #14
Binary 01000100 00001101 00000000 00010100

Analogous Colors of #40aeca

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #40aeca — which has hue 192.2° — its analogous colors are located at 162.2° and 222.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40aeca.

Triadic Colors of #40aeca

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #40aeca — which has hue 192.2° — its triadic colors are located at 72.2° and 312.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40aeca.

Complementary Color of #40aeca

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #40aeca — which has hue 192.2° — its complementary color is located at 12.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40aeca.

Split Complementary Colors of #40aeca

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #40aeca — which has hue 192.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 42.2° and 342.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40aeca.

Tetradic Colors of #40aeca

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #40aeca — which has hue 192.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 102.2°, 192.2°, 282.2°, and 12.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40aeca.

Monochromatic Colors of #40aeca

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #40aeca, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2f5761 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #92def2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #40aeca

We want to make getting started with #40aeca on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #40aeca into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #40aeca can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #40aeca with other HTML elements.

#40aeca Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #40aeca.
<span style="color: #40aeca;">The color of this text is #40aeca.</span>

#40aeca Background Color

The background color for this text is #40aeca.
<div style="background-color: #40aeca; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #40aeca.</div>

#40aeca Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #40aeca.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #40aeca;">This color for the shadow of this text is #40aeca.</span>

#40aeca Border Color

This is a div with border color #40aeca.
<div style="border: #40aeca 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #40aeca.</div>

#40aeca Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #40aeca on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #40aeca; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #40aeca on a white background.</div></div>

#40aeca Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #40aeca on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #40aeca; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #40aeca on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #40aeca to White

This is a gradient from #40aeca to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#40aeca,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#40aeca,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#40aeca,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#40aeca,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #40aeca to white.</div>

Gradient from #40aeca to Black

This is a gradient from #40aeca to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#40aeca,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#40aeca,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#40aeca,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#40aeca,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #40aeca to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #40aeca

In addition to using #40aeca on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #40aeca in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #40aeca, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 64, Green = 174, Blue = 202). If you need details about the color coordinates of #40aeca in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #40aeca
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(64, 174, 202)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #40aeca; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #40aeca; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #40aeca; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(64, 174, 202);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#40aeca")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:64, green:174, blue:202, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:64 green:174 blue:202 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(64f, 174f, 202f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(64, 174, 202);
 

#40aeca Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #40aeca the same way. For those with color blindness, #40aeca might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #40aeca looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #40aeca is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #40aeca looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #40aeca will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #40aeca is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text