Recognised as Colour

#43879A

#43879A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#43879A is a cyan with RGB values 67, 135, 154 and HSL 193°, 39%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#43879A#43879A

HEX#43879A

RGBrgb(67, 135, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.5294, 0.6039

RGB percentages26.3%, 52.9%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(193.1, 39.4%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.1, 56.5%, 60.4%)

CMYK56.5%, 12.3%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,425,626

CSS custom property--colour: #43879A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#BC7865

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B849Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E7A9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#008E8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.1 Slate grey · ΔE 15 Light slate grey · ΔE 15 Teal · ΔE 16 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.7 Steel blue · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9A5643

Analogous#439A82, #435B9A

Triadic#9A4387, #879A43

Split complementary#9A435B, #9A8243

Tetradic#82439A, #9A5643, #5B9A43

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4DEE5

Lighter +30%#A0CAD6

Lighter +20%#7DB6C6

Lighter +10%#59A2B7

Darker −10%#346876

Darker −20%#244953

Darker −30%#152A2F

Darker −40%#050A0C

More saturated +25%#2797B6

Less saturated −25%#5F777E

Channel breakdown

R67

G135

B154

Red67 (26.3%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue193.1°

Saturation (HSL)39.37%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 43 · G 87 · B 9A

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