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Recognised as Colour

#43A5CB

  • #43A5CB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#43A5CB is a cyan with RGB values 67, 165, 203 and HSL 197°, 57%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#43A5CB#43A5CB
HEX#43A5CB
RGBrgb(67, 165, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.6471, 0.7961
RGB percentages26.3%, 64.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(196.8, 56.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.8, 67%, 79.6%)
CMYK67%, 18.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,433,355
CSS custom property--colour: #43A5CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#BC5A34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91A2CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E94CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Cadetblue · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB6943
Analogous#43CBAD, #4361CB
Triadic#CB43A5, #A5CB43
Split complementary#CB4361, #CBAD43
Tetradic#AD43CB, #CB6943, #61CB43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F2F7
Lighter +30%#BBDEEC
Lighter +20%#93CBE1
Lighter +10%#6BB8D6
Darker −10%#2F89AC
Darker −20%#246984
Darker −30%#19495C
Darker −40%#0E2934
More saturated +25%#25B2E9
Less saturated −25%#6198AD

Channel breakdown

R67
G165
B203
Red67 (26.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue196.76°
Saturation (HSL)56.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G A5 · B CB

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