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Recognised as Colour

#0043CE

  • #0043CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0043CE is a blue with RGB values 0, 67, 206 and HSL 220°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0043CE#0043CE
HEX#0043CE
RGBrgb(0, 67, 206)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2627, 0.8078
RGB percentages0%, 26.3%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(220.5, 100%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 100%, 80.8%)
CMYK100%, 67.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer17,358
CSS custom property--colour: #0043CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#FFBC31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006A83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 20.8Dark blue · ΔE 24.2Navy · ΔE 25.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8B00
Analogous#00AACE, #2400CE
Triadic#CE0043, #43CE00
Split complementary#CE2400, #AACE00
Tetradic#CE00AA, #CE8B00, #00CE24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BBCFF
Lighter +30%#6899FF
Lighter +20%#3577FF
Lighter +10%#0254FF
Darker −10%#00329B
Darker −20%#002268
Darker −30%#001135
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#0043CE
Less saturated −25%#1A4CB4

Channel breakdown

R0
G67
B206
Red0 (0%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue220.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 43 · B CE

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