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#495aac color: Chinese Bellflower

#495aac is rgb(73, 90, 172) in RGB and oklch(49.609% 0.13148 271.997) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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230°
100%

49.6%
0.131
272°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #495aac

#495aac is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.28:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, 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: #495aac mixed with white

  1. 495aac
  2. 596ab5
  3. 697bbe
  4. 7b8bc7
  5. 8c9bcf
  6. 9eabd8
  7. b1bce0
  8. c4cce8
  9. d7ddf0
  10. ebeef8

Darker: #495aac mixed with black

  1. 495aac
  2. 3e4d95
  3. 34417f
  4. 2a3569
  5. 202954
  6. 171e40
  7. 0e132d
  8. 06091b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495aac with less saturation

  1. 495aac
  2. 4b5ca5
  3. 4e5d9e
  4. 505e96
  5. 525f8f
  6. 556088
  7. 576181
  8. 5a6179
  9. 5d6272
  10. 5f626a

Questions about #495aac

What color is #495aac?

#495aac is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(73, 90, 172), in HSL hsl(229.7, 40.41%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.609% 0.13148 271.997).

What colors go well with #495aac?

The complementary color of #495aac is #7b5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0068a5 and #714c9f. The triadic partners are #9f3f2e and #00763a.

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

White text reads better on #495aac: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495aac a warm or cool color?

#495aac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.131.