#487F9D Color

#487F9D is rgb(72, 127, 157) in RGB and hsl(201, 37%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#487F9D

HEX#487F9D

RGBrgb(72, 127, 157)

HSLhsl(201, 37%, 45%)

HSVhsv(201, 54%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.074 234)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 19%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #487F9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #487F9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#487F9D Complementary#9D6648 Analogous#489D90 Analogous#48559D Triadic#9D487F Triadic#7F9D48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #487F9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5B94B3 #73A4BF #8FB6CC #A8C6D7 #C4D8E4 #DCE8EF

Shades

#3F6E88 #355D73 #2B4C5E #233E4D #1A2D38 #101C23

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