Information about #487C8E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#487C8E is a moderately toned steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Jelly Bean Blue (#44798E). Slightly further away sit Norwester (#48798A) and Antique Blue (#4E7B96).
In RGB terms — rgb(72, 124, 142) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #487C8E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#487C8E color variations
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#487C8E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#487C8E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#487C8E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#487C8E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#487C8E color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #487C8E color
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Nearest named colors to #487C8E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#44798E
#48798A
#4E7B96
#488084
#507B9C
#3D7188
#4C787E
#49889A
#3E7F9D
#4C6B88
#3F829D
#436B95
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#487C8E
- RGB72, 124, 142
- CMYK27, 7, 0, 44
- CSSrgb(72, 124, 142)
- HSL195°, 33%, 42%
- HSL Precise195.429°, 32.71%, 41.961%
- HSV195°, 49%, 56%
- HSB195°, 49%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.486, 0.557)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.486, 0.557, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.486, 0.557)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID487C8E
- DECIMAL ID4750478
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
