Information about #487DBE color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored azure, #487DBE 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 practically indistinguishable from Cyan Blue Azure (#4682BF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Float (#4C81C3) and Cool Blue (#4984B8).
In RGB terms — rgb(72, 125, 190) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #487DBE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#487DBE color variations
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#487DBE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#487DBE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#487DBE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#487DBE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#487DBE 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 #487DBE color
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Nearest named colors to #487DBE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4682BF
#4C81C3
#4984B8
#4682B4
#4677C8
#4E82B4
#3D85B8
#4072B7
#488AC7
#4070B8
#5784C1
#4A6CB4
#487DBE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#487DBE
- RGB72, 125, 190
- CMYK46, 25, 0, 25
- CSSrgb(72, 125, 190)
- HSL213°, 48%, 51%
- HSL Precise213.051°, 47.581%, 51.373%
- HSV213°, 62%, 75%
- HSB213°, 62%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.490, 0.745)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.490, 0.745, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.490, 0.745)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID487DBE
- DECIMAL ID4750782
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
