Recognised as Colour

#0043EC

#0043EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0043EC is a blue with RGB values 0, 67, 236 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

#0043EC#0043EC

HEX#0043EC

RGBrgb(0, 67, 236)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2627, 0.9255

RGB percentages0%, 26.3%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(223, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK100%, 71.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer17,388

CSS custom property--colour: #0043EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#FFBC13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 22 Blue violet · ΔE 24.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.9 Dark blue · ΔE 30 Dark violet · ΔE 31.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 21.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECA900

Analogous#00B9EC, #3300EC

Triadic#EC0043, #43EC00

Split complementary#EC3300, #B9EC00

Tetradic#EC00B9, #ECA900, #00EC33

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9CDFF

Lighter +30%#86A8FF

Lighter +20%#5384FF

Lighter +10%#205FFF

Darker −10%#0035B9

Darker −20%#002686

Darker −30%#001853

Darker −40%#000920

More saturated +25%#0043EC

Less saturated −25%#1D50CF

Channel breakdown

G67

B236

Red0 (0%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue222.97°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 43 · B EC

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