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#495bae color: Chinese Bellflower

#495bae is rgb(73, 91, 174) in RGB and oklch(49.951% 0.13304 271.614) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

50%
0.133
272°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.39:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #495bae

#495bae is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.19:1 contrast and black text 3.39:1, 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: #495bae mixed with white

  1. 495bae
  2. 596bb7
  3. 697cc0
  4. 7b8cc8
  5. 8c9cd1
  6. 9eacd9
  7. b1bce1
  8. c4cde9
  9. d7ddf0
  10. ebeef8

Darker: #495bae mixed with black

  1. 495bae
  2. 3e4e97
  3. 344180
  4. 2a356a
  5. 202955
  6. 171e41
  7. 0e132e
  8. 06091c
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495bae with less saturation

  1. 495bae
  2. 4b5da7
  3. 4e5e9f
  4. 505f98
  5. 536091
  6. 556189
  7. 586282
  8. 5b627a
  9. 5d6373
  10. 60636b

Questions about #495bae

What color is #495bae?

#495bae is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(73, 91, 174), in HSL hsl(229.31, 40.89%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.951% 0.13304 271.614).

What colors go well with #495bae?

The complementary color of #495bae is #7c5f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0069a7 and #714da1. The triadic partners are #a13f2f and #00773a.

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

White text reads better on #495bae: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and black gives 3.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495bae a warm or cool color?

#495bae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 50% and its chroma 0.133.