#4987bf

Color #4987bf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 3.9 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4987bf

RGB

rgb(73, 135, 191)

HSL

hsl(208.5, 48%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.5, 61.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.8%, 29.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(54.56, -2.76, -35.21)

LCH

lch(54.56, 35.32, 265.52)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.1072, 247.74)

HWB

hwb(208.5, 28.6%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf8149

Analogous

#49bfbc

#4987bf

#494cbf

Triadic

#4987bf

#bf4987

#87bf49

Split-complementary

#4987bf

#bf494c

#bfbc49

Tetradic

#4987bf

#8149bf

#bf8149

#87bf49

Square

#4987bf

#bc49bf

#bf8149

#4cbf49

Shades

Color #4987bf mixed toward black.

#3971a3

#2e5a82

#224462

#172d41

#0b1721

Tints

Color #4987bf mixed toward white.

#679bca

#86afd4

#a4c3df

#c2d7ea

#e1ebf4

Tones

Color #4987bf mixed toward gray.

#5387b5

#5d86ab

#6786a2

#708598

#7a858e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696ab3 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#6661b1 · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#4eaaa7 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 19.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4987bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4987bf]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#4987bf (#4987bf) is rgb(73, 135, 191) in RGB.

No, #4987bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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