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#487CED closest to Blue Öyster Cult

#487CED is a medium, vivid blue; the closest named color is Blue Öyster Cult. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 48.6% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(72, 124, 237)). Its HSL value is 221° hue, 82% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 70% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #487CED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.38:1.

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Variations of #487CED

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#487CED color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#487CED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #487CED appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0E7AEB
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3E89F1
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3F85EF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0E7AEB
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2D7CEC
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #0097A9
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1E88D1
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #818181
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7680A5

#487CED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.90:1 Poor#487CED text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.38:1 Good#487CED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#487CED in CSS

/* Blue Öyster Cult */
.color { color: #487CED; }
.background { background-color: #487CED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #487CED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(72 124 237);
color: hsl(221 82% 61%);
color: oklch(0.610 0.179 263.4);

#487CED FAQ

What color is #487CED?

#487CED is a medium, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Blue Öyster Cult. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #487CED?

#487CED is rgb(72, 124, 237) in RGB, hsl(221, 82%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(70%, 48%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #487CED?

The complementary color of #487CED is #EDB948, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #487CED?

Black text has the best contrast on #487CED: 5.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #487CED a warm or cool color?

#487CED is a cool color.