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#495da1 color: Bio Blue

#495da1 is rgb(73, 93, 161) in RGB and oklch(49.534% 0.1114 269.648) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

49.5%
0.111
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.36:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #495da1

#495da1 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.24:1 contrast and black text 3.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bio Blue (#465f9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #495da1 mixed with white

  1. 495da1
  2. 596dab
  3. 6a7cb5
  4. 7b8cbe
  5. 8d9cc8
  6. 9facd1
  7. b2bcdb
  8. c4cde4
  9. d8dded
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #495da1 mixed with black

  1. 495da1
  2. 3e508b
  3. 344376
  4. 2a3762
  5. 202a4e
  6. 171f3c
  7. 0e142a
  8. 060a19
  9. 020309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495da1 with less saturation

  1. 495da1
  2. 4b5e9b
  3. 4e5f95
  4. 50608f
  5. 536088
  6. 556182
  7. 58617c
  8. 5a6176
  9. 5d626f
  10. 5f6268

Questions about #495da1

What color is #495da1?

#495da1 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(73, 93, 161), in HSL hsl(226.36, 37.61%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.534% 0.1114 269.648).

What colors go well with #495da1?

The complementary color of #495da1 is #7b5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #04699a and #6c5198. The triadic partners are #97463b and #29733e.

Is white or black text more readable on #495da1?

White text reads better on #495da1: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and black gives 3.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495da1 a warm or cool color?

#495da1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.111.