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Recognised as Colour

#43A2FF

  • #43A2FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#43A2FF is a blue with RGB values 67, 162, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#43A2FF#43A2FF
HEX#43A2FF
RGBrgb(67, 162, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.6353, 1
RGB percentages26.3%, 63.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(209.7, 100%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 73.7%, 100%)
CMYK73.7%, 36.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,432,639
CSS custom property--colour: #43A2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#BC5D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B96FDno 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 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 31.4Light skyblue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA043
Analogous#43FFFE, #4344FF
Triadic#FF43A2, #A2FF43
Split complementary#FF4344, #FFFE43
Tetradic#FE43FF, #FFA043, #44FF43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEEFF
Lighter +20%#A9D4FF
Lighter +10%#76BBFF
Darker −10%#1089FF
Darker −20%#006FDC
Darker −30%#0055A9
Darker −40%#003C76
More saturated +25%#43A2FF
Less saturated −25%#5AA2E8

Channel breakdown

R67
G162
B255
Red67 (26.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue209.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G A2 · B FF

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