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Recognised as Colour

#43ABFF

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

#43ABFF is a blue with RGB values 67, 171, 255 and HSL 207°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#43ABFF#43ABFF
HEX#43ABFF
RGBrgb(67, 171, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.6706, 1
RGB percentages26.3%, 67.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(206.8, 100%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 73.7%, 100%)
CMYK73.7%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,434,943
CSS custom property--colour: #43ABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#BC5400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A9DFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.1Sky blue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9743
Analogous#43FFF5, #434DFF
Triadic#FF43AB, #ABFF43
Split complementary#FF434D, #FFF543
Tetradic#F543FF, #FF9743, #4DFF43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEFFF
Lighter +20%#A9D9FF
Lighter +10%#76C2FF
Darker −10%#1094FF
Darker −20%#007ADC
Darker −30%#005DA9
Darker −40%#004176
More saturated +25%#43ABFF
Less saturated −25%#5AA8E8

Channel breakdown

R67
G171
B255
Red67 (26.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue206.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G AB · B FF

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