#43A8CF#43A8CF
#43A8CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.108 H 227.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43A8CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 168, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 18.8%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.72, -16.95, -28.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.72, 33.09, 239.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.88% -0.0735 -0.0795) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.88% 0.108 227.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5753, 33.7005, 64.0710) |
| Luminance | 0.3370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.40
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.93
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.84
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.84
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.04
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43A8CF #CF6A43
analogous
#43CFB0 #43A8CF #4362CF
triadic
#43A8CF #CF43A8 #A8CF43
tetradic
#43A8CF #B043CF #CF6A43 #62CF43
square
#43A8CF #B043CF #CF6A43 #62CF43
split-complementary
#43A8CF #CF4362 #CFB043
monochromatic
#1F6079 #2B86AA #43A8CF #74BFDB #A5D5E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#43A8CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#43A8CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43A8CF
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43A8CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43A8CF | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A5D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8097CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43a8cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 168, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.108 227.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c2dd',
500: '#43a8cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43a8cf; $custom-light: #87c2dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43a8cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 168,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.714,
"s": 59.322,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68882,
"c": 0.10831,
"h": 227.2
},
"luminance": 0.33704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43A8CF
secondary
#D5AA99
accent
#7145E3
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7D8183