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#495299 color: Crushed Velvet

#495299 is rgb(73, 82, 153) in RGB and oklch(46.681% 0.1145 275.602) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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233°
100%

46.7%
0.115
276°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.12:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.95:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #495299

#495299 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 46.7% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.12:1 contrast and black text 2.95:1, 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: #495299 mixed with white

  1. 495299
  2. 5963a4
  3. 6973ae
  4. 7a84b9
  5. 8c95c3
  6. 9ea6cd
  7. b1b8d8
  8. c4c9e2
  9. d7dbeb
  10. ebedf5

Darker: #495299 mixed with black

  1. 495299
  2. 3e4684
  3. 343b70
  4. 2a2f5d
  5. 20254a
  6. 171a38
  7. 0e1127
  8. 060817
  9. 020208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495299 with less saturation

  1. 495299
  2. 4a5393
  3. 4c558d
  4. 4d5687
  5. 4f5780
  6. 51577a
  7. 525874
  8. 54596e
  9. 565967
  10. 585a61

Questions about #495299

What color is #495299?

#495299 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Crushed Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(73, 82, 153), in HSL hsl(233.25, 35.4%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.681% 0.1145 275.602).

What colors go well with #495299?

The complementary color of #495299 is #6e5800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0b5e95 and #6a478c. The triadic partners are #8e3e29 and #006c3d.

Is white or black text more readable on #495299?

White text reads better on #495299: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and black gives 2.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495299 a warm or cool color?

#495299 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 46.7% and its chroma 0.115.