#487D9D Color

#487D9D is rgb(72, 125, 157) in RGB and hsl(203, 37%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#487D9D

HEX#487D9D

RGBrgb(72, 125, 157)

HSLhsl(203, 37%, 45%)

HSVhsv(203, 54%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.075 236.7)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 20%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #487D9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #487D9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#487D9D Complementary#9D6948 Analogous#489D93 Analogous#48529D Triadic#9D487D Triadic#7D9D48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #487D9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5B91B3 #73A2BF #8FB4CC #A8C5D7 #C4D7E4 #DCE8EF

Shades

#3F6C88 #355B73 #2B4B5E #233D4D #1A2C38 #101C23

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