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#495ba1 color: Purple Frenzy

#495ba1 is rgb(73, 91, 161) in RGB and oklch(49.103% 0.11404 270.849) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

49.1%
0.114
271°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.29:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #495ba1

#495ba1 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.1% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.37:1 contrast and black text 3.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Frenzy (#50599f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #495ba1 mixed with white

  1. 495ba1
  2. 596bab
  3. 6a7bb5
  4. 7b8bbe
  5. 8d9bc8
  6. 9fabd2
  7. b1bcdb
  8. c4cce4
  9. d8dded
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #495ba1 mixed with black

  1. 495ba1
  2. 3e4e8b
  3. 344176
  4. 2a3562
  5. 20294e
  6. 171e3c
  7. 0e132a
  8. 060919
  9. 020309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495ba1 with less saturation

  1. 495ba1
  2. 4b5c9b
  3. 4d5d95
  4. 505e8e
  5. 525f88
  6. 545f82
  7. 57607b
  8. 596075
  9. 5c606e
  10. 5e6067

Questions about #495ba1

What color is #495ba1?

#495ba1 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Purple Frenzy. In RGB it is rgb(73, 91, 161), in HSL hsl(227.73, 37.61%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.103% 0.11404 270.849).

What colors go well with #495ba1?

The complementary color of #495ba1 is #795d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00679b and #6c4f97. The triadic partners are #974437 and #22723d.

Is white or black text more readable on #495ba1?

White text reads better on #495ba1: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and black gives 3.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495ba1 a warm or cool color?

#495ba1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 49.1% and its chroma 0.114.