Colour

#43A6E4

#43A6E4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#43A6E4 is a blue with RGB values 67, 166, 228 and HSL 203°, 75%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#43A6E4

RGBrgb(67, 166, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.651, 0.8941

RGB percentages26.3%, 65.1%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(203.1, 74.9%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 70.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK70.6%, 27.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,433,636

CSS custom property--colour: #43A6E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#BC591B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89A6E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#7397E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00B6BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.9 Steel blue · ΔE 15.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9 Sky blue · ΔE 23.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E48143

Analogous#43E4D1, #4356E4

Triadic#E443A6, #A6E443

Split complementary#E44356, #E4D143

Tetradic#D243E4, #E48143, #56E443

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5FAFE

Lighter +30%#C9E5F7

Lighter +20%#9CD0F1

Lighter +10%#70BBEA

Darker −10%#1F8FD5

Darker −20%#1871A9

Darker −30%#12537C

Darker −40%#0B3550

More saturated +25%#28ACFF

Less saturated −25%#5EA0C9

Channel breakdown

R67

G166

B228

Red67 (26.3%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue203.11°

Saturation (HSL)74.88%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 43 · G A6 · B E4

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Colour values

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