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#495ab7 color: Chinese Bellflower

#495ab7 is rgb(73, 90, 183) in RGB and oklch(50.367% 0.14722 272.277) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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231°
100%

50.4%
0.147
272°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.12:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #495ab7

#495ab7 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.12:1 contrast and black text 3.43:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #495ab7 mixed with white

  1. 495ab7
  2. 596bbf
  3. 697bc7
  4. 7a8ccf
  5. 8c9cd7
  6. 9eacde
  7. b1bde5
  8. c4cdec
  9. d7def2
  10. ebeef9

Darker: #495ab7 mixed with black

  1. 495ab7
  2. 3e4d9f
  3. 344187
  4. 2a3570
  5. 20295a
  6. 171e45
  7. 0e1331
  8. 06091e
  9. 02030c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #495ab7 with less saturation

  1. 495ab7
  2. 4b5caf
  3. 4e5ea7
  4. 505f9f
  5. 536097
  6. 56618f
  7. 586286
  8. 5b637e
  9. 5e6476
  10. 61646d

Questions about #495ab7

What color is #495ab7?

#495ab7 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(73, 90, 183), in HSL hsl(230.73, 43.31%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.367% 0.14722 272.277).

What colors go well with #495ab7?

The complementary color of #495ab7 is #7d6100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006ab0 and #754ba9. The triadic partners are #a83b28 and #007b36.

Is white or black text more readable on #495ab7?

White text reads better on #495ab7: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and black gives 3.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495ab7 a warm or cool color?

#495ab7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.147.