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#495dae color: Chinese Bellflower

#495dae is rgb(73, 93, 174) in RGB and oklch(50.367% 0.1304 270.679) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

50.4%
0.130
271°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #495dae

#495dae is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.07:1 contrast and black text 3.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower (#4d5aaf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #495dae mixed with white

  1. 495dae
  2. 596db7
  3. 6a7dc0
  4. 7b8dc8
  5. 8d9dd1
  6. 9fadd9
  7. b1bde1
  8. c4cde9
  9. d7def0
  10. ebeef8

Darker: #495dae mixed with black

  1. 495dae
  2. 3e5097
  3. 344380
  4. 2a376a
  5. 202a55
  6. 171f41
  7. 0e142e
  8. 060a1c
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495dae with less saturation

  1. 495dae
  2. 4b5ea7
  3. 4e60a0
  4. 516199
  5. 536291
  6. 56628a
  7. 596383
  8. 5c637b
  9. 5e6474
  10. 61646c

Questions about #495dae

What color is #495dae?

#495dae is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(73, 93, 174), in HSL hsl(228.12, 40.89%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.367% 0.1304 270.679).

What colors go well with #495dae?

The complementary color of #495dae is #7f6000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006ba7 and #714fa2. The triadic partners are #a14133 and #10783a.

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

White text reads better on #495dae: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and black gives 3.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495dae a warm or cool color?

#495dae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.13.