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#4487AB Color

#4487AB is rgb(68, 135, 171) in RGB, hsl(201, 43%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 21%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4487AB
HEX#4487AB
RGBrgb(68, 135, 171)
HSLhsl(201, 43%, 47%)
HSVhsv(201, 60%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 21%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.087 234.4)
LABlab(53.08% -13.73 -26.00)
LCHlch(53.08% 29.40 242.15)

What #4487AB 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 #4487AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 6.68Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 8.76Cerulean#007BA7ΔE 8.87Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 10.25Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 10.47Zircon Blue#00849DΔE 11.56

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

#4487AB Channel Values

How #4487AB 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 68 · G 135 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 43% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 60% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.96:1 vs white · 5.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4487AB 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 text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4487AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4487AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4487AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4487AB
Complementary
#AB6844
Analogous
#44AB9C
Analogous
#4454AB
Triadic
#AB4487
Triadic
#87AB44
Split comp.
#AB4454
Split comp.
#AB9C44

Tints & Shades of #4487AB

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

#5799BC
#74ABC8
#8EBAD2
#A7CADC
#C1D9E6
#DEEBF2

Shades

#3C7696
#336580
#2A536A
#203F50
#172E3A
#0F1D24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4487AB.

How #4487AB 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#4487AB
Protanopia#7F7FAB
Protanomaly#6C82AB
Deuteranopia#7676AC
Deuteranomaly#667DAC
Tritanopia#368C8C
Tritanomaly#3C8A99
Achromatopsia#808080

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Using #4487AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4487ab: #4487AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4487AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4487ab': '#4487AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.529, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_4487ab">#4487AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#4487AB"

More Blue Colors

#4487AB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4487AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4487AB?

#4487AB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(68, 135, 171) in RGB and hsl(201, 43%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #4487AB?

#4487AB is rgb(68, 135, 171) — red 68, green 135, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4487AB?

#4487AB converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 21%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4487AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4487AB scores 3.96:1 against white and 5.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4487AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4487AB 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 8.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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