#487cd0

Color #487cd0

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 9.73 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#487cd0

RGB

rgb(72, 124, 208)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 59.1%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 65.4%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.4%, 40.4%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(52.23, 9.45, -48.56)

LCH

lch(52.23, 49.47, 281.01)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.1406, 259.55)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 28.2%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d09c48

Analogous

#48c0d0

#487cd0

#5848d0

Triadic

#487cd0

#d0487c

#7cd048

Split-complementary

#487cd0

#d05848

#c0d048

Tetradic

#487cd0

#9c48d0

#d09c48

#7cd048

Square

#487cd0

#d048c0

#d09c48

#48d058

Shades

Color #487cd0 mixed toward black.

#3064ba

#265094

#1d3c6f

#13284a

#0a1425

Tints

Color #487cd0 mixed toward white.

#6792d8

#85a8e0

#a4bde7

#c2d3ef

#e1e9f7

Tones

Color #487cd0 mixed toward gray.

#537fc5

#5f81b9

#6a84ae

#7587a3

#818997

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6363c0 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#605cbc · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#4cb2af · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #487cd0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#487cd0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#487cd0 (#487cd0) is rgb(72, 124, 208) in RGB.

No, #487cd0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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