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#495397 color: Crushed Velvet

#495397 is rgb(73, 83, 151) in RGB and oklch(46.763% 0.1101 275.017) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

46.8%
0.110
275°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.97:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #495397

#495397 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 46.8% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 275°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.08:1 contrast and black text 2.97:1, 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: #495397 mixed with white

  1. 495397
  2. 5964a2
  3. 6974ad
  4. 7a85b7
  5. 8c96c2
  6. 9ea7cc
  7. b1b8d7
  8. c4c9e1
  9. d7dbeb
  10. ebedf5

Darker: #495397 mixed with black

  1. 495397
  2. 3e4783
  3. 343b6f
  4. 2a305c
  5. 202549
  6. 171b37
  7. 0e1126
  8. 060817
  9. 020208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495397 with less saturation

  1. 495397
  2. 4a5491
  3. 4c558b
  4. 4e5685
  5. 4f577f
  6. 515879
  7. 535873
  8. 54596d
  9. 565967
  10. 585a60

Questions about #495397

What color is #495397?

#495397 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Crushed Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(73, 83, 151), in HSL hsl(232.31, 34.82%, 43.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.763% 0.1101 275.017).

What colors go well with #495397?

The complementary color of #495397 is #6e5800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #115f93 and #69488b. The triadic partners are #8d402d and #0e6c3e.

Is white or black text more readable on #495397?

White text reads better on #495397: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and black gives 2.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495397 a warm or cool color?

#495397 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 275 degrees, its lightness 46.8% and its chroma 0.11.