#487cc3

Color #487cc3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.31 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#487cc3

RGB

rgb(72, 124, 195)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 50.6%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 63.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.1%, 36.4%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(51.53, 4.95, -42.25)

LCH

lch(51.53, 42.54, 276.68)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.1232, 256.63)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 28.2%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c38f48

Analogous

#48bac3

#487cc3

#5248c3

Triadic

#487cc3

#c3487c

#7cc348

Split-complementary

#487cc3

#c35248

#bac348

Tetradic

#487cc3

#8f48c3

#c38f48

#7cc348

Square

#487cc3

#c348ba

#c38f48

#48c352

Shades

Color #487cc3 mixed toward black.

#3767a8

#2c5286

#213e65

#162943

#0b1522

Tints

Color #487cc3 mixed toward white.

#6792cd

#85a8d7

#a4bee1

#c2d3eb

#e1e9f5

Tones

Color #487cc3 mixed toward gray.

#527eb9

#5d7faf

#6781a4

#71829a

#7b8490

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6363b5 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#605cb2 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#4ca9a6 · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #487cc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#487cc3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#487cc3 (#487cc3) is rgb(72, 124, 195) in RGB.

No, #487cc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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