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#495daf color: Chinese Bellflower

#495daf is rgb(73, 93, 175) in RGB and oklch(50.433% 0.13184 270.735) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

50.4%
0.132
271°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.47:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #495daf

#495daf is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.06:1 contrast and black text 3.47:1, 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: #495daf mixed with white

  1. 495daf
  2. 596db8
  3. 6a7dc0
  4. 7b8dc9
  5. 8d9dd1
  6. 9fadd9
  7. b1bde1
  8. c4cde9
  9. d7def0
  10. ebeef8

Darker: #495daf mixed with black

  1. 495daf
  2. 3e5098
  3. 344381
  4. 2a376b
  5. 202a56
  6. 171f41
  7. 0e142e
  8. 060a1c
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495daf with less saturation

  1. 495daf
  2. 4b5ea8
  3. 4e60a1
  4. 516199
  5. 536292
  6. 56638b
  7. 596383
  8. 5c647c
  9. 5f6474
  10. 61646c

Questions about #495daf

What color is #495daf?

#495daf is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(73, 93, 175), in HSL hsl(228.24, 41.13%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.433% 0.13184 270.735).

What colors go well with #495daf?

The complementary color of #495daf is #7f6000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006ba8 and #724fa3. The triadic partners are #a24133 and #0d793a.

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

White text reads better on #495daf: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and black gives 3.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495daf a warm or cool color?

#495daf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.132.