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Recognised as Colour

#43A2F3

  • #43A2F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#43A2F3 is a blue with RGB values 67, 162, 243 and HSL 208°, 88%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#43A2F3#43A2F3
HEX#43A2F3
RGBrgb(67, 162, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.6353, 0.9529
RGB percentages26.3%, 63.5%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(207.6, 88%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 72.4%, 95.3%)
CMYK72.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,432,627
CSS custom property--colour: #43A2F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#BC5D0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DA6F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6495F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7Sky blue · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F39443
Analogous#43F3EC, #434AF3
Triadic#F343A2, #A2F343
Split complementary#F3434A, #F3EC43
Tetradic#EC43F3, #F39443, #4AF343

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3E9FC
Lighter +20%#A3D1F9
Lighter +10%#73BAF6
Darker −10%#138AF0
Darker −20%#0C6FC4
Darker −30%#095494
Darker −40%#063964
More saturated +25%#37A3FF
Less saturated −25%#5CA0DA

Channel breakdown

R67
G162
B243
Red67 (26.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue207.61°
Saturation (HSL)88%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G A2 · B F3

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