#487ebf

Color #487ebf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.68 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#487ebf

RGB

rgb(72, 126, 191)

HSL

hsl(212.8, 48.2%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.8, 62.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.3%, 34%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(51.9, 2.38, -39.38)

LCH

lch(51.9, 39.45, 273.46)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.1158, 254.12)

HWB

hwb(212.8, 28.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf8948

Analogous

#48babf

#487ebf

#4e48bf

Triadic

#487ebf

#bf487e

#7ebf48

Split-complementary

#487ebf

#bf4e48

#babf48

Tetradic

#487ebf

#8948bf

#bf8948

#7ebf48

Square

#487ebf

#bf48ba

#bf8948

#48bf4e

Shades

Color #487ebf mixed toward black.

#3969a3

#2d5482

#223f62

#172a41

#0b1521

Tints

Color #487ebf mixed toward white.

#6794ca

#85a9d4

#a4bfdf

#c2d4ea

#e1eaf4

Tones

Color #487ebf mixed toward gray.

#527fb5

#5c80ab

#6681a1

#708297

#7a838d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6464b2 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#615caf · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#4ca7a4 · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #487ebf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#487ebf]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#487ebf (#487ebf) is rgb(72, 126, 191) in RGB.

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

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