#487fb4 color: Steel Blue
#487fb4 is rgb(72, 127, 180) in RGB and oklch(58.195% 0.10078 249.119) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Blue
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- sky-600
- Black 29%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #487fb4
#487fb4 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 249°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.23:1 contrast and black text 4.97:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.
Lighter: #487fb4 mixed with white
Darker: #487fb4 mixed with black
Calmer: #487fb4 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #487fb4
Questions about #487fb4
What color is #487fb4?
#487fb4 is soft blue. The closest named color is Steel Blue. In RGB it is rgb(72, 127, 180), in HSL hsl(209.44, 42.86%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.195% 0.10078 249.119).
What colors go well with #487fb4?
The complementary color of #487fb4 is #a16f31. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1688a3 and #6e74b6. The triadic partners are #ad606e and #688643.
Is white or black text more readable on #487fb4?
White text reads better on #487fb4: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and black gives 4.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #487fb4 a warm or cool color?
#487fb4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.101.