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#504690 color: Moonlight Sonata

#504690 is rgb(80, 70, 144) in RGB and oklch(44.225% 0.11774 286.739) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

44.2%
0.118
287°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #504690

#504690 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 44.2% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.02:1 contrast and black text 2.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata (#4e468b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #504690 mixed with white

  1. 504690
  2. 5f589c
  3. 6f6aa7
  4. 7f7cb2
  5. 908ebe
  6. a2a0c9
  7. b4b2d4
  8. c6c5df
  9. d9d8ea
  10. ececf4

Darker: #504690 mixed with black

  1. 504690
  2. 443c7d
  3. 39326a
  4. 2e2857
  5. 241e45
  6. 1a1534
  7. 100d24
  8. 070515
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #504690 with less saturation

  1. 504690
  2. 50488a
  3. 504a84
  4. 504b7e
  5. 504d78
  6. 514e72
  7. 514f6c
  8. 515066
  9. 525160
  10. 52525a

Questions about #504690

What color is #504690?

#504690 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(80, 70, 144), in HSL hsl(248.11, 34.58%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.225% 0.11774 286.739).

What colors go well with #504690?

The complementary color of #504690 is #5b5600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #225293 and #6c3b7e. The triadic partners are #853908 and #006645.

Is white or black text more readable on #504690?

White text reads better on #504690: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and black gives 2.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #504690 a warm or cool color?

#504690 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 44.2% and its chroma 0.118.