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Recognised as Colour

#43A2FE

  • #43A2FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#43A2FE is a blue with RGB values 67, 162, 254 and HSL 210°, 99%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#43A2FE#43A2FE
HEX#43A2FE
RGBrgb(67, 162, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.6353, 0.9961
RGB percentages26.3%, 63.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(209.5, 98.9%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 73.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK73.6%, 36.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,432,638
CSS custom property--colour: #43A2FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#BC5D01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B96FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 31.8Light skyblue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FE9F43
Analogous#43FEFC, #4345FE
Triadic#FE43A2, #A2FE43
Split complementary#FE4345, #FEFC43
Tetradic#FC43FE, #FE9F43, #45FE43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBEDFF
Lighter +20%#A8D4FF
Lighter +10%#76BBFE
Darker −10%#1089FE
Darker −20%#016FDA
Darker −30%#0155A7
Darker −40%#013B74
More saturated +25%#42A2FF
Less saturated −25%#5BA2E6

Channel breakdown

R67
G162
B254
Red67 (26.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue209.52°
Saturation (HSL)98.94%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G A2 · B FE

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