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#495fa3 color: Bio Blue

#495fa3 is rgb(73, 95, 163) in RGB and oklch(50.091% 0.11174 268.637) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

50.1%
0.112
269°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.45:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #495fa3

#495fa3 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.1% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.09:1 contrast and black text 3.45:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #495fa3 mixed with white

  1. 495fa3
  2. 596fad
  3. 6a7eb6
  4. 7b8ec0
  5. 8d9dc9
  6. 9fadd2
  7. b2bddc
  8. c5cee5
  9. d8deed
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #495fa3 mixed with black

  1. 495fa3
  2. 3e528d
  3. 344478
  4. 2a3863
  5. 202c4f
  6. 17203c
  7. 0e152a
  8. 060a19
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495fa3 with less saturation

  1. 495fa3
  2. 4c609d
  3. 4e6197
  4. 516190
  5. 53628a
  6. 566284
  7. 59637e
  8. 5b6377
  9. 5e6371
  10. 61636a

Questions about #495fa3

What color is #495fa3?

#495fa3 is soft blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(73, 95, 163), in HSL hsl(225.33, 38.14%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.091% 0.11174 268.637).

What colors go well with #495fa3?

The complementary color of #495fa3 is #7d5f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #016b9c and #6c539a. The triadic partners are #99473d and #2d743e.

Is white or black text more readable on #495fa3?

White text reads better on #495fa3: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and black gives 3.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495fa3 a warm or cool color?

#495fa3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 50.1% and its chroma 0.112.