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#3087B5 Color

#3087B5 is rgb(48, 135, 181) in RGB, hsl(201, 58%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 25%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue (NCS) (#0087BD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3087B5
HEX#3087B5
RGBrgb(48, 135, 181)
HSLhsl(201, 58%, 45%)
HSVhsv(201, 73%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 25%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.107 236)
LABlab(52.76% -14.75 -32.28)
LCHlch(52.76% 35.49 245.44)

What #3087B5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3087B5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue (NCS)#0087BDΔE 5.53Cerulean#007BA7ΔE 5.58Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 6.46Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 9.43Star Command Blue#007BB8ΔE 10.11Rich Electric Blue#0892D0ΔE 10.17

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#3087B5 Channel Values

How #3087B5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 48 · G 135 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 58% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 73% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3087B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3087B5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3087B5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3087B5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3087B5
Complementary
#B55F30
Analogous
#30B5A1
Analogous
#3044B5
Triadic
#B53087
Triadic
#87B530
Split comp.
#B53044
Split comp.
#B5A130

Tints & Shades of #3087B5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#429CCD
#5EABD4
#7EBCDD
#9ACAE4
#BBDBED
#D7EAF4

Shades

#2A759D
#236385
#1D516D
#184259
#113040
#0B1E28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3087B5.

How #3087B5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3087B5
Protanopia#7D7DB5
Protanomaly#6781B5
Deuteranopia#7373B6
Deuteranomaly#5F7CB6
Tritanopia#058E8E
Tritanomaly#1E8B9F
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3087B5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3087b5: #3087B5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3087B5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3087b5': '#3087B5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.529, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_3087b5">#3087B5</color>
SVG fillfill="#3087B5"

More Blue Colors

#3087B5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#3087B5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3087B5?

#3087B5 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(48, 135, 181) in RGB and hsl(201, 58%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue (NCS) (#0087BD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.53.

What is the RGB value of #3087B5?

#3087B5 is rgb(48, 135, 181) — red 48, green 135, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3087B5?

#3087B5 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 25%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3087B5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3087B5 scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3087B5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3087B5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 6.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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