All About Color #487BEA

#487BEA

About #487BEA

#487BEA is a light blue color with the hex code #487BEA. In RGB it is red 72, green 123, blue 234; in HSL it is hue 221°, saturation 79%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 69%, 47%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 3.96:1 on white and 5.30:1 on black.

#487BEA Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, 7B, EA
CMYK69.23%, 47.44%, 0.00%, 8.24%
RGB Decimal72, 123, 234
HSL221°, 79%, 60%
RGB Octal110, 173, 352
HSV (HSB)221.11°, 69.23%, 91.76%
RGB Binary1001000, 1111011, 11101010
CIE-L*AB53.48, 19.21, -61.20
RGB Percent28.24%, 48.24%, 91.76%
CIE-L*CH53.48, 64.15, 287.42
XYZ24.61, 21.48, 80.69
CIE-L*UV53.48, -21.35, -97.33
xyY0.19, 0.17, 21.48
Hunter-Lab46.35, 13.65, -70.77
RYB28.24%, 43.45%, 91.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#487BEA on a dark background: contrast 5.30:1, passes WCAG AA.
#487BEA on a light background: contrast 3.96:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#487BEA · #9BB7F3 · #164CC0 · #EAB748 · #F3D79B

Analogous palette

#48EAB7 · #48CCEA · #487BEA · #6648EA · #B748EA

Triadic palette

#487BEA · #EA487B · #7BEA48 · #9BB7F3 · #F39BB7

Tetradic palette

#487BEA · #EA48CC · #EAB748 · #48EA66 · #164CC0

Monochromatic palette

#103689 · #1852CD · #487BEA · #8DADF2 · #D1DEFA

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