#487EA8 Color

#487EA8 is rgb(72, 126, 168) in RGB and hsl(206, 40%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#487EA8

HEX#487EA8

RGBrgb(72, 126, 168)

HSLhsl(206, 40%, 47%)

HSVhsv(206, 57%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.087 243.6)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 25%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #487EA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #487EA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#487EA8 Complementary#A87148 Analogous#48A8A1 Analogous#484EA8 Triadic#A8487E Triadic#7EA848

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #487EA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5B90B9 #77A3C5 #90B4D0 #A9C5DA #C2D6E5 #DFE9F1

Shades

#3F6E92 #365E7D #2C4E68 #223B4F #182B39 #0F1B24

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