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#495bac color: Chinese Bellflower

#495bac is rgb(73, 91, 172) in RGB and oklch(49.817% 0.13015 271.529) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

49.8%
0.130
272°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #495bac

#495bac is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.22:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, 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: #495bac mixed with white

  1. 495bac
  2. 596bb5
  3. 697bbe
  4. 7b8cc7
  5. 8c9ccf
  6. 9facd8
  7. b1bce0
  8. c4cde8
  9. d7ddf0
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #495bac mixed with black

  1. 495bac
  2. 3e4e95
  3. 34417f
  4. 2a3569
  5. 202954
  6. 171e40
  7. 0e132d
  8. 06091b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495bac with less saturation

  1. 495bac
  2. 4b5ca5
  3. 4e5e9e
  4. 505f97
  5. 53608f
  6. 556188
  7. 586181
  8. 5a627a
  9. 5d6272
  10. 60626a

Questions about #495bac

What color is #495bac?

#495bac is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(73, 91, 172), in HSL hsl(229.09, 40.41%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.817% 0.13015 271.529).

What colors go well with #495bac?

The complementary color of #495bac is #7c5f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0069a5 and #714ea0. The triadic partners are #9f4030 and #07773a.

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

White text reads better on #495bac: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495bac a warm or cool color?

#495bac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.13.