#43A2CD#43A2CD
#43A2CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.314; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.109 H 231.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43A2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 162, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.88, -14.37, -30.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.88, 33.41, 244.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.38% -0.0682 -0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.38% 0.109 231.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2502, 31.4389, 62.4307) |
| Luminance | 0.3144 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.48
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.47
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.85
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.18
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 10.51
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 10.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43A2CD #CD6E43
analogous
#43CDB3 #43A2CD #435DCD
triadic
#43A2CD #CD43A2 #A2CD43
tetradic
#43A2CD #B343CD #CD6E43 #5DCD43
square
#43A2CD #B343CD #CD6E43 #5DCD43
split-complementary
#43A2CD #CD435D #CDB343
monochromatic
#1F5B76 #2C80A7 #43A2CD #73BADA #A4D2E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#43A2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.29
#43A2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43A2CD
7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43A2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43A2CD | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.29 | 7.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA0CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7992CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43a2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 162, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.109 231.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86bddc',
500: '#43a2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43a2cd; $custom-light: #86bddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43a2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 162,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.696,
"s": 57.983,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67381,
"c": 0.10859,
"h": 231.1
},
"luminance": 0.31442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43A2CD
secondary
#D4AB98
accent
#7747E1
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0C1215
muted
#7D8183