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#425496 color: Crushed Velvet

#425496 is rgb(66, 84, 150) in RGB and oklch(46.43% 0.10931 270.219) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

46.4%
0.109
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #425496

#425496 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.4% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.14:1 contrast and black text 2.94:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #425496 mixed with white

  1. 425496
  2. 5364a1
  3. 6475ac
  4. 7686b7
  5. 8896c1
  6. 9ba7cc
  7. aeb8d6
  8. c2cae0
  9. d6dbeb
  10. eaedf5

Darker: #425496 mixed with black

  1. 425496
  2. 384882
  3. 2f3c6e
  4. 25315b
  5. 1c2649
  6. 141b37
  7. 0b1126
  8. 050816
  9. 010208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #425496 with less saturation

  1. 425496
  2. 445590
  3. 46568a
  4. 495784
  5. 4b577e
  6. 4d5878
  7. 505872
  8. 52596c
  9. 545966
  10. 575960

Questions about #425496

What color is #425496?

#425496 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Crushed Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(66, 84, 150), in HSL hsl(227.14, 38.89%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.43% 0.10931 270.219).

What colors go well with #425496?

The complementary color of #425496 is #715500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005f90 and #63498d. The triadic partners are #8c3e32 and #1e6a37.

Is white or black text more readable on #425496?

White text reads better on #425496: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and black gives 2.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #425496 a warm or cool color?

#425496 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 46.4% and its chroma 0.109.