Information about #487ACB color

#487ACB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #487ACB is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 122, 203) — 28.2% red, 47.8% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 51 / 32 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #487ACB carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Skydiver (#4677C8). Slightly further away sit Marge Hair Blue (#4872D3) and Float (#4C81C3).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 122, 203) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #487ACB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#487ACB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#487ACB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#487ACB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#487ACB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#487ACB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#487ACB 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#BCCB48
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#CB5748
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#9948CB
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#48CB57
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Nearest named colors to #487ACB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Skydiver color link
Skydiver

#4677C8

Marge Hair Blue color link
Marge Hair Blue

#4872D3

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Han Blue color link
Han Blue

#446CCF

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Rich Sky Blue color link
Rich Sky Blue

#528CD3

Onetta Blue color link
Onetta Blue

#4070B8

Kasper Blue color link
Kasper Blue

#4072B7

#487ACB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#487ACB
  • RGB72, 122, 203
  • CMYK51, 32, 0, 20
  • HSL217°, 56%, 54%
  • HSL Precise217.099°, 55.745%, 53.922%
  • HSV217°, 65%, 80%
  • HSB217°, 65%, 80%
  • HEX ID487ACB
  • DECIMAL ID4750027
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
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