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Recognised as Colour

#43A0EA

  • #43A0EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#43A0EA is a blue with RGB values 67, 160, 234 and HSL 207°, 80%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#43A0EA#43A0EA
HEX#43A0EA
RGBrgb(67, 160, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.6275, 0.9176
RGB percentages26.3%, 62.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(206.6, 79.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.6, 71.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK71.4%, 31.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,432,106
CSS custom property--colour: #43A0EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#BC5F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EA3EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6793E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Sky blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA8D43
Analogous#43EAE0, #434DEA
Triadic#EA43A0, #A0EA43
Split complementary#EA434D, #EAE043
Tetradic#E043EA, #EA8D43, #4DEA43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFE
Lighter +30%#CDE6F9
Lighter +20%#9FCEF4
Lighter +10%#71B7EF
Darker −10%#1988E1
Darker −20%#146DB3
Darker −30%#0F5185
Darker −40%#0A3557
More saturated +25%#2EA2FF
Less saturated −25%#5D9DD0

Channel breakdown

R67
G160
B234
Red67 (26.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue206.59°
Saturation (HSL)79.9%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G A0 · B EA

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