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#495693 color: Onion Skin Blue

#495693 is rgb(73, 86, 147) in RGB and oklch(47.156% 0.09987 272.935) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

47.2%
0.100
273°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #495693

#495693 is a muted dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.92:1 contrast and black text 3.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Onion Skin Blue (#4c5692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #495693 mixed with white

  1. 495693
  2. 59669e
  3. 6a76a9
  4. 7b87b4
  5. 8d97bf
  6. 9fa8ca
  7. b1b9d5
  8. c4cadf
  9. d7dcea
  10. ebedf4

Darker: #495693 mixed with black

  1. 495693
  2. 3e4a7f
  3. 343e6c
  4. 2a3259
  5. 202747
  6. 171c36
  7. 0e1225
  8. 060816
  9. 020208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495693 with less saturation

  1. 495693
  2. 4b578e
  3. 4c5888
  4. 4e5883
  5. 50597d
  6. 525a78
  7. 545a72
  8. 555a6d
  9. 575b67
  10. 595b61

Questions about #495693

What color is #495693?

#495693 is muted dark indigo. The closest named color is Onion Skin Blue. In RGB it is rgb(73, 86, 147), in HSL hsl(229.46, 33.64%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.156% 0.09987 272.935).

What colors go well with #495693?

The complementary color of #495693 is #6f5900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1b608e and #674c89. The triadic partners are #8a4435 and #246b3f.

Is white or black text more readable on #495693?

White text reads better on #495693: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and black gives 3.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495693 a warm or cool color?

#495693 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.1.