Information about #487FCB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#487FCB falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 127, 203) — 28.2% red, 49.8% green, 79.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 51 / 30 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #487FCB feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Skydiver (#4677C8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Float (#4C81C3) and Silk Blue (#488AC7).

The recipe behind #487FCB is rgb(72, 127, 203), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #487FCB: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. #487FCB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#487FCB color variations

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

#487FCB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#487FCB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#487FCB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#487FCB 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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#487FCB 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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#C0CB48
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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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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 #487FCB

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

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Marge Hair Blue color link
Marge Hair Blue

#4872D3

Rich Sky Blue color link
Rich Sky Blue

#528CD3

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Han Blue color link
Han Blue

#446CCF

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

#487FCB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#487FCB color image #487FCB color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#487FCB
  • RGB72, 127, 203
  • CMYK51, 30, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(72, 127, 203)
  • HSL215°, 56%, 54%
  • HSL Precise214.809°, 55.745%, 53.922%
  • HSV215°, 65%, 80%
  • HSB215°, 65%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.498, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.498, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.498, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID487FCB
  • DECIMAL ID4751307
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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