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Recognised as Colour

#487EDF

  • #487EDF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#487EDF is a blue with RGB values 72, 126, 223 and HSL 219°, 70%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#487EDF#487EDF
HEX#487EDF
RGBrgb(72, 126, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4941, 0.8745
RGB percentages28.2%, 49.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(218.5, 70.2%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 67.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK67.7%, 43.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,751,071
CSS custom property--colour: #487EDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#B78120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F88E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#357ADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.9Royal blue · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFA948
Analogous#48CADF, #5D48DF
Triadic#DF487E, #7EDF48
Split complementary#DF5D48, #CADF48
Tetradic#DF48CA, #DFA948, #48DF5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F8FD
Lighter +30%#CADAF6
Lighter +20%#9FBBEE
Lighter +10%#739DE7
Darker −10%#2462D0
Darker −20%#1D4DA4
Darker −30%#153979
Darker −40%#0E244D
More saturated +25%#2D76FA
Less saturated −25%#6386C4

Channel breakdown

R72
G126
B223
Red72 (28.2%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue218.54°
Saturation (HSL)70.23%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 7E · B DF

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