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#495ca7 color: Chinese Bellflower

#495ca7 is rgb(73, 92, 167) in RGB and oklch(49.699% 0.12154 270.741) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

49.7%
0.122
271°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #495ca7

#495ca7 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.23:1 contrast and black text 3.37:1, 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: #495ca7 mixed with white

  1. 495ca7
  2. 596cb0
  3. 6a7cba
  4. 7b8cc3
  5. 8d9ccc
  6. 9facd5
  7. b1bcde
  8. c4cde6
  9. d8ddef
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #495ca7 mixed with black

  1. 495ca7
  2. 3e4f91
  3. 34427b
  4. 2a3666
  5. 202a52
  6. 171f3e
  7. 0e142c
  8. 060a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495ca7 with less saturation

  1. 495ca7
  2. 4b5da0
  3. 4e5e9a
  4. 505f93
  5. 53608c
  6. 556186
  7. 58617f
  8. 5a6278
  9. 5d6271
  10. 60626a

Questions about #495ca7

What color is #495ca7?

#495ca7 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(73, 92, 167), in HSL hsl(227.87, 39.17%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.699% 0.12154 270.741).

What colors go well with #495ca7?

The complementary color of #495ca7 is #7c5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0069a0 and #6e4f9c. The triadic partners are #9c4335 and #1b753c.

Is white or black text more readable on #495ca7?

White text reads better on #495ca7: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and black gives 3.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495ca7 a warm or cool color?

#495ca7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.122.