Information about #487C94 color

#487C94 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #487C94 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 124, 148) — 28.2% red, 48.6% green, 58% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 9 / 0 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #487C94 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Antique Blue (#4E7B96). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Jelly Bean Blue (#44798E) and Norwester (#48798A).

The recipe behind #487C94 is rgb(72, 124, 148), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #487C94 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#487C94 color variations

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

#487C94 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#487C94 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#487C94 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#487C94 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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#487C94 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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#948647
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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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#604794
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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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Nearest named colors to #487C94

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

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Jelly Bean Blue color link
Jelly Bean Blue

#44798E

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Stormy Blue color link
Stormy Blue

#507B9C

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Waterfront color link
Waterfront

#3E7F9D

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

San Marino color link
San Marino

#4E6C9D

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

#487C94 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#487C94
  • RGB72, 124, 148
  • CMYK30, 9, 0, 42
  • CSSrgb(72, 124, 148)
  • HSL199°, 35%, 43%
  • HSL Precise198.947°, 34.545%, 43.137%
  • HSV199°, 51%, 58%
  • HSB199°, 51%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.486, 0.580)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.486, 0.580, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.486, 0.580)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID487C94
  • DECIMAL ID4750484
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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