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#425298 color: Crushed Velvet

#425298 is rgb(66, 82, 152) in RGB and oklch(46.129% 0.11499 271.553) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

46.1%
0.115
272°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.89:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #425298

#425298 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 46.1% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.26:1 contrast and black text 2.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Crushed Velvet (#445397). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #425298 mixed with white

  1. 425298
  2. 5263a3
  3. 6473ae
  4. 7584b8
  5. 8895c3
  6. 9ba6cd
  7. aeb8d7
  8. c2c9e1
  9. d6dbeb
  10. eaedf5

Darker: #425298 mixed with black

  1. 425298
  2. 384684
  3. 2f3b70
  4. 252f5c
  5. 1c254a
  6. 141a38
  7. 0b1127
  8. 050817
  9. 010208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #425298 with less saturation

  1. 425298
  2. 445392
  3. 46548c
  4. 485585
  5. 4a567f
  6. 4d5779
  7. 4f5773
  8. 51586c
  9. 545866
  10. 56585f

Questions about #425298

What color is #425298?

#425298 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Crushed Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(66, 82, 152), in HSL hsl(228.84, 39.45%, 42.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.129% 0.11499 271.553).

What colors go well with #425298?

The complementary color of #425298 is #6f5500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005e92 and #64468d. The triadic partners are #8d3b2d and #116a36.

Is white or black text more readable on #425298?

White text reads better on #425298: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and black gives 2.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #425298 a warm or cool color?

#425298 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 46.1% and its chroma 0.115.