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Recognised as Colour

#487CAE

  • #487CAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#487CAE is a blue with RGB values 72, 124, 174 and HSL 209°, 41%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#487CAE#487CAE
HEX#487CAE
RGBrgb(72, 124, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4863, 0.6824
RGB percentages28.2%, 48.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(209.4, 41.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 58.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK58.6%, 28.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,750,510
CSS custom property--colour: #487CAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#B78351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#677EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5974ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00888Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 2.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 29Light skyblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 2.79, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7A48
Analogous#48AEAD, #4849AE
Triadic#AE487C, #7CAE48
Split complementary#AE4849, #AEAD48
Tetradic#AD48AE, #AE7A48, #49AE48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E1ED
Lighter +30%#B0C8DF
Lighter +20%#8CAFD0
Lighter +10%#6895C1
Darker −10%#39628A
Darker −20%#2A4966
Darker −30%#1B2F42
Darker −40%#0C151E
More saturated +25%#297DCD
Less saturated −25%#677B8F

Channel breakdown

R72
G124
B174
Red72 (28.2%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue209.41°
Saturation (HSL)41.46%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 7C · B AE

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