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#43BDFE Color

#43BDFE is rgb(67, 189, 254) in RGB, hsl(201, 99%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#43BDFE
HEX#43BDFE
RGBrgb(67, 189, 254)
HSLhsl(201, 99%, 63%)
HSVhsv(201, 74%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 26%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(75.9% 0.141 236.6)
LABlab(72.05% -18.75 -42.60)
LCHlch(72.05% 46.55 246.24)

What #43BDFE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #43BDFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 5.4Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 6.8Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 7.52Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 8.95Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 9.22Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 9.51

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#43BDFE Channel Values

How #43BDFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 67 · G 189 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 99% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 74% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #43BDFE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #43BDFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #43BDFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #43BDFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#43BDFE
Complementary
#FE8543
Analogous
#43FEE2
Analogous
#435FFE
Triadic
#FE43BD
Triadic
#BDFE43
Split comp.
#FE435F
Split comp.
#FEE243

Tints & Shades of #43BDFE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC6FE
#76CFFE
#8FD8FE
#A9E1FF
#C2E9FF
#DBF2FF

Shades

#1BAEFE
#0198E9
#017EC1
#016093
#01456B
#00283D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #43BDFE.

How #43BDFE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#43BDFE
Protanopia#B0B0FE
Protanomaly#91B5FE
Deuteranopia#A2A2FF
Deuteranomaly#86ADFF
Tritanopia#00C7C7
Tritanomaly#26C3DF
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #43BDFE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-43bdfe: #43BDFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #43BDFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-43bdfe': '#43BDFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.263, green: 0.741, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_43bdfe">#43BDFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#43BDFE"

More Blue Colors

#43BDFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#43BDFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #43BDFE?

#43BDFE is a light blue — rgb(67, 189, 254) in RGB and hsl(201, 99%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.4.

What is the RGB value of #43BDFE?

#43BDFE is rgb(67, 189, 254) — red 67, green 189, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #43BDFE?

#43BDFE converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 26%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #43BDFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #43BDFE scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #43BDFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #43BDFE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 5.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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