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Steel Tone Bright

Blue · Hue 205
Hex
#43A7EF
RGB
rgb(67, 167, 239)
HSL
hsl(205, 84%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(72%, 30%, 0%, 6%)
Metrics
S 84% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.6:1Fail
on black
8:1AA
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About this color

Steel Tone Bright (#43A7EF) belongs to the blue family — hue 205°, 84% saturation, 60% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-steel-tone-bright: #43A7EF;
  --colorarchive-steel-tone-bright-hsl: hsl(205, 84%, 60%);
  --colorarchive-steel-tone-bright-rgb: rgb(67, 167, 239);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Steel Silk Bright
#69B9F2 · hsl(205, 84%, 68%)
Darker companion
Steel Radiant Bright
#279AEC · hsl(205, 84%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Tangerine Tone Bright
#EF8B43 · hsl(25, 84%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Tone Bright
#4360EF · hsl(230, 84%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Aqua Tone Bright
#43EFEF · hsl(180, 84%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Rose Tone Bright
#EF43B6 · hsl(320, 84%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Olive Tone Bright
#B6EF43 · hsl(80, 84%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Tone Bright
#EF4343 · hsl(0, 84%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Canary Tone Bright
#EFE043 · hsl(55, 84%, 60%)
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Base: Steel Tone Bright #43A7EF
Lighter companion: Steel Silk Bright #69B9F2
Darker companion: Steel Radiant Bright #279AEC
Complementary counterpoint: Tangerine Tone Bright #EF8B43
Analogous lead: Indigo Tone Bright #4360EF
Analogous echo: Aqua Tone Bright #43EFEF
Triadic +120°: Rose Tone Bright #EF43B6
Triadic +240°: Olive Tone Bright #B6EF43
Split-comp +150°: Crimson Tone Bright #EF4343
Split-comp +210°: Canary Tone Bright #EFE043

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Steel Tone Pure
#3BA9F7 · hsl(205, 92%, 60%)
Nearby match
Steel Radiant Bright
#279AEC · hsl(205, 84%, 54%)
Nearby match
Steel Tone Vivid
#4EA6E4 · hsl(205, 74%, 60%)
Nearby match
Azure Tone Bright
#43B6EF · hsl(200, 84%, 60%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Tone Bright
#4399EF · hsl(210, 84%, 60%)
Nearby match
Steel Silk Bright
#69B9F2 · hsl(205, 84%, 68%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7:1
Orchid Ink Bright
#1A0642
AAA7:1
Orchid Ink Pure
#190345
AAA7.1:1
Violet Ink Vivid
#12093E
AAA7.1:1
Violet Ink Bright
#100642
AAA7.2:1
Violet Ink Pure
#0E0345
AAA7.1:1
Amethyst Ink Vivid
#0E093E

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#766EDD
Protanopia
#7B7CE0
Tritanopia
#4CD4D1
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