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#495199 color: Crushed Velvet

#495199 is rgb(73, 81, 153) in RGB and oklch(46.473% 0.11592 276.139) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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234°
100%

46.5%
0.116
276°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.92:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #495199

#495199 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 46.5% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.19:1 contrast and black text 2.92:1, 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: #495199 mixed with white

  1. 495199
  2. 5962a4
  3. 6973ae
  4. 7a84b9
  5. 8c95c3
  6. 9ea6cd
  7. b1b7d8
  8. c4c9e2
  9. d7dbeb
  10. ebedf5

Darker: #495199 mixed with black

  1. 495199
  2. 3e4584
  3. 343a70
  4. 2a2f5d
  5. 20244a
  6. 171a38
  7. 0e1027
  8. 060717
  9. 020208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495199 with less saturation

  1. 495199
  2. 4a5293
  3. 4c548d
  4. 4d5586
  5. 4f5680
  6. 50577a
  7. 525774
  8. 54586d
  9. 565867
  10. 575960

Questions about #495199

What color is #495199?

#495199 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Crushed Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(73, 81, 153), in HSL hsl(234, 35.4%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.473% 0.11592 276.139).

What colors go well with #495199?

The complementary color of #495199 is #6d5800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #095d96 and #6a458c. The triadic partners are #8e3d27 and #006c3d.

Is white or black text more readable on #495199?

White text reads better on #495199: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and black gives 2.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495199 a warm or cool color?

#495199 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 46.5% and its chroma 0.116.