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#495295 color: Crushed Velvet

#495295 is rgb(73, 82, 149) in RGB and oklch(46.423% 0.10851 275.573) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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233°
100%

46.4%
0.109
276°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.92:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #495295

#495295 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 46.4% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.18:1 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: #495295 mixed with white

  1. 495295
  2. 5963a0
  3. 6973ab
  4. 7a84b6
  5. 8c95c0
  6. 9ea6cb
  7. b1b8d6
  8. c4c9e0
  9. d7dbea
  10. ebedf5

Darker: #495295 mixed with black

  1. 495295
  2. 3e4681
  3. 343b6d
  4. 2a2f5a
  5. 202548
  6. 171a37
  7. 0e1126
  8. 060816
  9. 020208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495295 with less saturation

  1. 495295
  2. 4a538f
  3. 4c5489
  4. 4d5584
  5. 4f567e
  6. 505778
  7. 525772
  8. 54586c
  9. 565866
  10. 57595f

Questions about #495295

What color is #495295?

#495295 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Crushed Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(73, 82, 149), in HSL hsl(232.89, 34.23%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.423% 0.10851 275.573).

What colors go well with #495295?

The complementary color of #495295 is #6c5700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #145d92 and #684789. The triadic partners are #8b3f2c and #0d6a3e.

Is white or black text more readable on #495295?

White text reads better on #495295: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and black gives 2.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495295 a warm or cool color?

#495295 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 46.4% and its chroma 0.109.