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Colour

#487C8A

  • #487C8A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#487C8A is a cyan with RGB values 72, 124, 138 and HSL 193°, 31%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#487C8A#487C8A
HEX#487C8A
RGBrgb(72, 124, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4863, 0.5412
RGB percentages28.2%, 48.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(192.7, 31.4%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.7, 47.8%, 54.1%)
CMYK47.8%, 10.1%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,750,474
CSS custom property--colour: #487C8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#B78375

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73798Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#68718Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#278180no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.1Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2Cadetblue · ΔE 14.7Teal · ΔE 16.1Dark cyan · ΔE 18Gray · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A5648
Analogous#488A77, #485B8A
Triadic#8A487C, #7C8A48
Split complementary#8A485B, #8A7748
Tetradic#77488A, #8A5648, #5B8A48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0D8DE
Lighter +30%#9EC3CD
Lighter +20%#7DAEBB
Lighter +10%#5B99AA
Darker −10%#375E68
Darker −20%#254047
Darker −30%#142225
Darker −40%#020404
More saturated +25%#2E8BA4
Less saturated −25%#626D70

Channel breakdown

R72
G124
B138
Red72 (28.2%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue192.73°
Saturation (HSL)31.43%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 7C · B 8A

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