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Recognised as Colour

#43AFEF

  • #43AFEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#43AFEF is a blue with RGB values 67, 175, 239 and HSL 202°, 84%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#43AFEF#43AFEF
HEX#43AFEF
RGBrgb(67, 175, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.6863, 0.9373
RGB percentages26.3%, 68.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(202.3, 84.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 72%, 93.7%)
CMYK72%, 26.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,435,951
CSS custom property--colour: #43AFEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#BC5010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91AFF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#799FEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 8.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Sky blue · ΔE 22.9Light steelblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 8.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF8343
Analogous#43EFD9, #4359EF
Triadic#EF43AF, #AFEF43
Split complementary#EF4359, #EFD943
Tetradic#D943EF, #EF8343, #59EF43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D0EBFB
Lighter +20%#A1D7F7
Lighter +10%#72C3F3
Darker −10%#149BEB
Darker −20%#107CBC
Darker −30%#0C5D8D
Darker −40%#083E5E
More saturated +25%#33B3FF
Less saturated −25%#5CA8D5

Channel breakdown

R67
G175
B239
Red67 (26.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue202.33°
Saturation (HSL)84.31%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G AF · B EF

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