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Colour

#487FDA

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

#487FDA is a blue with RGB values 72, 127, 218 and HSL 217°, 66%, 57%. 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

#487FDA#487FDA
HEX#487FDA
RGBrgb(72, 127, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.498, 0.8549
RGB percentages28.2%, 49.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(217.4, 66.4%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 67%, 85.5%)
CMYK67%, 41.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,751,322
CSS custom property--colour: #487FDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#B78025

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5487DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D7AD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 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 text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.8Royal blue · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAA348
Analogous#48C8DA, #5A48DA
Triadic#DA487F, #7FDA48
Split complementary#DA5A48, #C8DA48
Tetradic#DA48C8, #DAA348, #48DA5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F6FC
Lighter +30%#C7D8F4
Lighter +20%#9DBAEB
Lighter +10%#729DE3
Darker −10%#2864C7
Darker −20%#204F9C
Darker −30%#173972
Darker −40%#0E2448
More saturated +25%#2D78F5
Less saturated −25%#6486BF

Channel breakdown

R72
G127
B218
Red72 (28.2%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue217.4°
Saturation (HSL)66.36%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 7F · B DA

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