Palettes / Colors / #487AEE

#487AEE — Vivid Blue

#487AEE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #487AEE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#487AEE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EEBD49; it also sits naturally between #49CDEE and #6A49EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 28% · Green 48% · Blue 93%

Cyan 70% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #487AEE

.text { color: #487AEE; }
.background { background-color: #487AEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #487AEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 122, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(222, 83%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #487AEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 122, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #487AEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 122, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#487AEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#487AEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEBD49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #487AEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #487AEE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #487AEE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #487AEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #487AED  ·  #487AEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #487AEE?

#487AEE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 72, 122, 238). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #487AEE?

#487AEE is RGB 72, 122, 238 — HSL 222°, 83%, 61% — CMYK 70%, 49%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #487AEE?

Its complement is #EEBD49; analogous partners are #49CDEE and #6A49EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #487AEE for text?

Black text on #487AEE has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.97:1.