What color is #487BCE?

#487BCE is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #487BCE?

The RGB value is 72, 123, 206: 72 red, 123 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #487BCE?

The complementary color is #CE9B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #487BCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#487BCE color

#487BCE rgb(72, 123, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #487BCE is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 48.2% green and 80.8% blue (72, 123, 206).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 58% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Serenity’s Reign (#507BCE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#487BCE color codes

HEX	`#487BCE`
RGB	`rgb(72, 123, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 48.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 58%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 65%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 40%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.83, 9.36, -48.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.83, 48.95, 281.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.892, 19.998, 61.14)`
Decimal	`4750286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #487BCE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #487BCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#487BCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #487BCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #487bce; }
.text { color: #487bce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #487bce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 123 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #487bce, #5848ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Azure.

Questions

What color is #487BCE?: #487BCE is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #487BCE?: The RGB value is 72, 123, 206: 72 red, 123 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #487BCE?: The complementary color is #CE9B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #487BCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.