#43A3CD#43A3CD
#43A3CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.108 H 230.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43A3CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 163, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.17, -14.91, -29.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.17, 33.24, 243.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.62% -0.0692 -0.0832) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.62% 0.108 230.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4270, 31.7926, 62.4896) |
| Luminance | 0.3180 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.38
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.68
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.95
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.09
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 10.37
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 10.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43A3CD #CD6D43
analogous
#43CDB2 #43A3CD #435ECD
triadic
#43A3CD #CD43A3 #A3CD43
tetradic
#43A3CD #B243CD #CD6D43 #5ECD43
square
#43A3CD #B243CD #CD6D43 #5ECD43
split-complementary
#43A3CD #CD435E #CDB243
monochromatic
#1F5C76 #2C81A7 #43A3CD #73BBDA #A4D2E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#43A3CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#43A3CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43A3CD
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43A3CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43A3CD | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B93CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43a3cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 163, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.108 230.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86bedc',
500: '#43a3cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43a3cd; $custom-light: #86bedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43a3cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 163,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.261,
"s": 57.983,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67616,
"c": 0.10823,
"h": 230.3
},
"luminance": 0.31795
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43A3CD
secondary
#D4AA98
accent
#7647E1
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0C1215
muted
#7D8183