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Recognised as Colour

#43B6DC

  • #43B6DC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#43B6DC is a cyan with RGB values 67, 182, 220 and HSL 195°, 69%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#43B6DC#43B6DC
HEX#43B6DC
RGBrgb(67, 182, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.7137, 0.8627
RGB percentages26.3%, 71.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(194.9, 68.6%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.9, 69.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK69.5%, 17.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,437,724
CSS custom property--colour: #43B6DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#BC4923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B2DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA3DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Light skyblue · ΔE 14Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.6Cadetblue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Light blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC6943
Analogous#43DCB5, #436ADC
Triadic#DC43B6, #B6DC43
Split complementary#DC436A, #DCB543
Tetradic#B643DC, #DC6943, #6ADC43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF9FC
Lighter +30%#C4E8F4
Lighter +20%#99D7EC
Lighter +10%#6EC7E4
Darker −10%#259FC7
Darker −20%#1D7C9C
Darker −30%#155A71
Darker −40%#0D3846
More saturated +25%#27C4F8
Less saturated −25%#5FA8C0

Channel breakdown

R67
G182
B220
Red67 (26.3%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue194.9°
Saturation (HSL)68.61%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G B6 · B DC

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