Recognised as Colour

#0043EB

#0043EB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0043EB is a blue with RGB values 0, 67, 235 and HSL 223°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0043EB#0043EB

HEX#0043EB

RGBrgb(0, 67, 235)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2627, 0.9216

RGB percentages0%, 26.3%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(222.9, 100%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 100%, 92.2%)

CMYK100%, 71.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer17,387

CSS custom property--colour: #0043EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#FFBC14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#004EE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 22.2 Blue violet · ΔE 24.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.5 Dark blue · ΔE 29.7 Dark violet · ΔE 31.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 22.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EBA800

Analogous#00B8EB, #3300EB

Triadic#EB0043, #43EB00

Split complementary#EB3300, #B8EB00

Tetradic#EB00B8, #EBA800, #00EB33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B8CCFF

Lighter +30%#85A8FF

Lighter +20%#5283FF

Lighter +10%#1F5FFF

Darker −10%#0034B8

Darker −20%#002685

Darker −30%#001752

Darker −40%#00091F

More saturated +25%#0043EB

Less saturated −25%#1D50CE

Channel breakdown

G67

B235

Red0 (0%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue222.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 43 · B EB

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