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#495fa6 color: Bio Blue

#495fa6 is rgb(73, 95, 166) in RGB and oklch(50.277% 0.11614 268.978) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

50.3%
0.116
269°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.47:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #495fa6

#495fa6 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.05:1 contrast and black text 3.47:1, 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: #495fa6 mixed with white

  1. 495fa6
  2. 596fb0
  3. 6a7eb9
  4. 7b8ec2
  5. 8d9ecb
  6. 9faed4
  7. b2bedd
  8. c4cee6
  9. d8deee
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #495fa6 mixed with black

  1. 495fa6
  2. 3e5290
  3. 34447a
  4. 2a3865
  5. 202c51
  6. 17203e
  7. 0e152b
  8. 060a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #495fa6 with less saturation

  1. 495fa6
  2. 4c60a0
  3. 4e6199
  4. 516293
  5. 54628c
  6. 566386
  7. 59637f
  8. 5c6479
  9. 5e6472
  10. 61646b

Questions about #495fa6

What color is #495fa6?

#495fa6 is soft blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(73, 95, 166), in HSL hsl(225.81, 38.91%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.277% 0.11614 268.978).

What colors go well with #495fa6?

The complementary color of #495fa6 is #7f5f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b9e and #6e539c. The triadic partners are #9b463c and #29763d.

Is white or black text more readable on #495fa6?

White text reads better on #495fa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and black gives 3.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495fa6 a warm or cool color?

#495fa6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.116.