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#495298 color: Crushed Velvet

#495298 is rgb(73, 82, 152) in RGB and oklch(46.616% 0.11301 275.598) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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233°
100%

46.6%
0.113
276°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #495298

#495298 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 46.6% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.13:1 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 indigo colors

Lighter: #495298 mixed with white

  1. 495298
  2. 5963a3
  3. 6973ad
  4. 7a84b8
  5. 8c95c3
  6. 9ea6cd
  7. b1b8d7
  8. c4c9e1
  9. d7dbeb
  10. ebedf5

Darker: #495298 mixed with black

  1. 495298
  2. 3e4684
  3. 343b70
  4. 2a2f5c
  5. 20254a
  6. 171a38
  7. 0e1127
  8. 060817
  9. 020208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495298 with less saturation

  1. 495298
  2. 4a5392
  3. 4c548c
  4. 4d5686
  5. 4f5680
  6. 51577a
  7. 525873
  8. 54586d
  9. 565967
  10. 585960

Questions about #495298

What color is #495298?

#495298 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Crushed Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(73, 82, 152), in HSL hsl(233.16, 35.11%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.616% 0.11301 275.598).

What colors go well with #495298?

The complementary color of #495298 is #6d5800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0d5e94 and #69478b. The triadic partners are #8e3e2a and #036c3d.

Is white or black text more readable on #495298?

White text reads better on #495298: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and black gives 2.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495298 a warm or cool color?

#495298 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 46.6% and its chroma 0.113.