All About Color #487A9D

#487A9D

About #487A9D

#487A9D is a medium blue color with the hex code #487A9D. In RGB it is red 72, green 122, blue 157; in HSL it is hue 205°, saturation 37%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 54%, 22%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 4.62:1 on white and 4.55:1 on black.

#487A9D Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, 7A, 9D
CMYK54.14%, 22.29%, 0.00%, 38.43%
RGB Decimal72, 122, 157
HSL205°, 37%, 45%
RGB Octal110, 172, 235
HSV (HSB)204.71°, 54.14%, 61.57%
RGB Binary1001000, 1111010, 10011101
CIE-L*AB49.17, -6.45, -23.98
RGB Percent28.24%, 47.84%, 61.57%
CIE-L*CH49.17, 24.83, 254.94
XYZ15.72, 17.73, 34.49
CIE-L*UV49.17, -22.11, -34.52
xyY0.23, 0.26, 17.73
Hunter-Lab42.11, -7.06, -19.09
RYB28.24%, 40.58%, 61.57%

Color Accessibility Scores

#487A9D on a dark background: contrast 4.55:1, passes WCAG AA.
#487A9D on a light background: contrast 4.62:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #487A9D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#487A9D · #7EA6C4 · #2B495E · #9D6C48 · #C49B7E

Analogous palette

#489D6C · #489D96 · #487A9D · #484F9D · #6C489D

Triadic palette

#487A9D · #9D487A · #7A9D48 · #7EA6C4 · #C47EA6

Tetradic palette

#487A9D · #96489D · #9D6C48 · #4F9D48 · #2B495E

Monochromatic palette

#182934 · #305169 · #487A9D · #739FBF · #A8C3D7

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