#487ccc

Color #487ccc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.35 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#487ccc

RGB

rgb(72, 124, 204)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 56.4%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 64.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.7%, 39.2%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(52.01, 8.06, -46.63)

LCH

lch(52.01, 47.32, 279.81)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.1353, 258.75)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 28.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc9848

Analogous

#48becc

#487ccc

#5648cc

Triadic

#487ccc

#cc487c

#7ccc48

Split-complementary

#487ccc

#cc5648

#becc48

Tetradic

#487ccc

#9848cc

#cc9848

#7ccc48

Square

#487ccc

#cc48be

#cc9848

#48cc56

Shades

Color #487ccc mixed toward black.

#3265b4

#285190

#1e3d6c

#142848

#0a1424

Tints

Color #487ccc mixed toward white.

#6692d4

#85a8dd

#a3bde5

#c2d3ee

#e0e9f6

Tones

Color #487ccc mixed toward gray.

#537ec1

#5e81b6

#6983ab

#7485a0

#7f8895

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6363bd · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#605cb9 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#4cafac · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #487ccc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#487ccc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#487ccc (#487ccc) is rgb(72, 124, 204) in RGB.

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

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