#487EA3 Color

#487EA3 is rgb(72, 126, 163) in RGB and hsl(204, 39%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#487EA3

HEX#487EA3

RGBrgb(72, 126, 163)

HSLhsl(204, 39%, 46%)

HSVhsv(204, 56%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.081 240.2)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 23%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #487EA3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #487EA3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#487EA3 Complementary#A36C48 Analogous#48A39A Analogous#4851A3 Triadic#A3487E Triadic#7EA348

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #487EA3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5890B6 #75A3C2 #8EB4CD #AAC7DA #C3D7E5 #DFEAF1

Shades

#3E6E8E #355D79 #2C4D63 #223C4E #192C39 #101B23

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