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#485496 color: Crushed Velvet

#485496 is rgb(72, 84, 150) in RGB and oklch(46.84% 0.10747 273.774) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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231°
100%

46.8%
0.107
274°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.98:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #485496

#485496 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 46.8% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.04:1 contrast and black text 2.98:1, 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: #485496 mixed with white

  1. 485496
  2. 5864a1
  3. 6975ac
  4. 7a85b6
  5. 8c96c1
  6. 9ea7cc
  7. b1b8d6
  8. c4cae0
  9. d7dbeb
  10. ebedf5

Darker: #485496 mixed with black

  1. 485496
  2. 3d4882
  3. 333c6e
  4. 29315b
  5. 1f2649
  6. 161b37
  7. 0d1126
  8. 060816
  9. 020208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #485496 with less saturation

  1. 485496
  2. 4a5590
  3. 4b568a
  4. 4d5785
  5. 4f587f
  6. 515879
  7. 525973
  8. 54596d
  9. 565a67
  10. 585a61

Questions about #485496

What color is #485496?

#485496 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Crushed Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(72, 84, 150), in HSL hsl(230.77, 35.14%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.84% 0.10747 273.774).

What colors go well with #485496?

The complementary color of #485496 is #6f5800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #115f92 and #67498b. The triadic partners are #8c4030 and #186b3d.

Is white or black text more readable on #485496?

White text reads better on #485496: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and black gives 2.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #485496 a warm or cool color?

#485496 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 46.8% and its chroma 0.107.