#43A1CD#43A1CD
#43A1CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.109 H 232.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43A1CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 161, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 21.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.58, -13.83, -30.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.58, 33.59, 245.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.15% -0.0671 -0.0858) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.15% 0.109 232) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0747, 31.0880, 62.3722) |
| Luminance | 0.3109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.60
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.00
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.04
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 10.06
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.28
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 10.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43A1CD #CD6F43
analogous
#43CDB4 #43A1CD #435CCD
triadic
#43A1CD #CD43A1 #A1CD43
tetradic
#43A1CD #B443CD #CD6F43 #5CCD43
square
#43A1CD #B443CD #CD6F43 #5CCD43
split-complementary
#43A1CD #CD435C #CDB443
monochromatic
#1F5B76 #2C80A7 #43A1CD #73B9DA #A4D1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#43A1CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.22
#43A1CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43A1CD
7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43A1CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43A1CD | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.22 | 7.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9FCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7891CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43a1cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 161, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.109 232.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86bcdc',
500: '#43a1cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43a1cd; $custom-light: #86bcdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43a1cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 161,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.13,
"s": 57.983,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67146,
"c": 0.10899,
"h": 232
},
"luminance": 0.31091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43A1CD
secondary
#D4AB98
accent
#7847E1
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0C1215
muted
#7D8183