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#495aab color: Chinese Bellflower

#495aab is rgb(73, 90, 171) in RGB and oklch(49.542% 0.13003 271.96) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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230°
100%

49.5%
0.130
272°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #495aab

#495aab is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower (#4d5aaf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #495aab mixed with white

  1. 495aab
  2. 596ab4
  3. 697bbd
  4. 7b8bc6
  5. 8c9bcf
  6. 9eabd7
  7. b1bce0
  8. c4cce8
  9. d7ddf0
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #495aab mixed with black

  1. 495aab
  2. 3e4d94
  3. 34417e
  4. 2a3568
  5. 202954
  6. 171e40
  7. 0e132d
  8. 06091b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495aab with less saturation

  1. 495aab
  2. 4b5ca4
  3. 4d5d9d
  4. 505e96
  5. 525f8f
  6. 556087
  7. 576080
  8. 5a6179
  9. 5d6171
  10. 5f626a

Questions about #495aab

What color is #495aab?

#495aab is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(73, 90, 171), in HSL hsl(229.59, 40.16%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.542% 0.13003 271.96).

What colors go well with #495aab?

The complementary color of #495aab is #7b5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0068a5 and #704d9f. The triadic partners are #9e402f and #01763a.

Is white or black text more readable on #495aab?

White text reads better on #495aab: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495aab a warm or cool color?

#495aab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.13.