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Recognised as Colour

#487CBE

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

#487CBE is a blue with RGB values 72, 124, 190 and HSL 214°, 48%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#487CBE#487CBE
HEX#487CBE
RGBrgb(72, 124, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4863, 0.7451
RGB percentages28.2%, 48.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(213.6, 47.6%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 62.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK62.1%, 34.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,750,526
CSS custom property--colour: #487CBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#B78341

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6080C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5075BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6Slate grey · ΔE 29.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE8A48
Analogous#48B7BE, #4F48BE
Triadic#BE487C, #7CBE48
Split complementary#BE4F48, #B7BE48
Tetradic#BE48B7, #BE8A48, #48BE4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE8F3
Lighter +30%#B9CDE6
Lighter +20%#93B2D9
Lighter +10%#6E97CB
Darker −10%#37649C
Darker −20%#2A4B76
Darker −30%#1D3350
Darker −40%#0F1B2B
More saturated +25%#2978DD
Less saturated −25%#67809F

Channel breakdown

R72
G124
B190
Red72 (28.2%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue213.56°
Saturation (HSL)47.58%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 7C · B BE

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