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#3087F8 Color

#3087F8 is rgb(48, 135, 248) in RGB, hsl(214, 93%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 46%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blueberry (#4F86F7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3087F8
HEX#3087F8
RGBrgb(48, 135, 248)
HSLhsl(214, 93%, 58%)
HSVhsv(214, 81%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 46%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.188 256.8)
LABlab(55.80% 5.24 -65.01)
LCHlch(55.80% 65.23 274.61)

What #3087F8 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 #3087F8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 5.03Dodger Blue#1E90FFΔE 5.05Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 11.36Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 12.07Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 13.02True Blue#0073CFΔE 13.44

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

#3087F8 Channel Values

How #3087F8 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 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 93% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 81% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.53:1 vs white · 5.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3087F8 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 text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3087F8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3087F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3087F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3087F8
Complementary
#F8A130
Analogous
#30EAF8
Analogous
#3E30F8
Triadic
#F83087
Triadic
#87F830
Split comp.
#F83E30
Split comp.
#EAF830

Tints & Shades of #3087F8

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

#4E98F9
#66A6F9
#84B7FB
#A1C9FC
#BFDAFD
#D8E8FE

Shades

#0970F6
#0860D4
#064EAC
#053C85
#032A5E
#021B3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3087F8.

How #3087F8 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#3087F8
Protanopia#7D7DF8
Protanomaly#6781F8
Deuteranopia#7373F9
Deuteranomaly#5F7CF8
Tritanopia#009B9B
Tritanomaly#0094C7
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3087F8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3087f8: #3087F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3087F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3087f8': '#3087F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.529, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_3087f8">#3087F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#3087F8"

More Blue Colors

#3087F8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#3087F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3087F8?

#3087F8 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(48, 135, 248) in RGB and hsl(214, 93%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blueberry (#4F86F7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #3087F8?

#3087F8 is rgb(48, 135, 248) — red 48, green 135, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3087F8?

#3087F8 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 46%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3087F8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3087F8 scores 3.53:1 against white and 5.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3087F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3087F8 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 dodgerblue (#1E90FF) at a CIE76 distance of 5.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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