#487D8E Color

#487D8E is rgb(72, 125, 142) in RGB and hsl(195, 33%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#487D8E

HEX#487D8E

RGBrgb(72, 125, 142)

HSLhsl(195, 33%, 42%)

HSVhsv(195, 49%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(56% 0.062 220.7)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 12%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #487D8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #487D8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#487D8E Complementary#8E5948 Analogous#488E7D Analogous#48598E Triadic#8E487D Triadic#7D8E48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #487D8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5595AA #71A6B7 #8CB7C5 #A7C8D3 #C2D9E0 #DDEAEE

Shades

#3F6E7D #355C69 #2C4D58 #223B44 #1A2D33 #0F1B1F

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