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#514290 color: Moonlight Sonata

#514290 is rgb(81, 66, 144) in RGB and oklch(43.557% 0.12387 289.054) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

43.6%
0.124
289°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #514290

#514290 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.6% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.29:1 contrast and black text 2.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata (#4e468b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #514290 mixed with white

  1. 514290
  2. 60549c
  3. 7067a7
  4. 8079b3
  5. 918bbe
  6. a29ec9
  7. b4b1d4
  8. c6c4df
  9. d9d7ea
  10. ecebf4

Darker: #514290 mixed with black

  1. 514290
  2. 45387d
  3. 3a2f6a
  4. 2f2557
  5. 241c45
  6. 1a1434
  7. 100b24
  8. 070515
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #514290 with less saturation

  1. 514290
  2. 51448a
  3. 504684
  4. 50487e
  5. 504a78
  6. 504c71
  7. 504d6b
  8. 504e65
  9. 514f5e
  10. 515058

Questions about #514290

What color is #514290?

#514290 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(81, 66, 144), in HSL hsl(251.54, 37.14%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.557% 0.12387 289.054).

What colors go well with #514290?

The complementary color of #514290 is #575500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #234f94 and #6e377c. The triadic partners are #853600 and #006447.

Is white or black text more readable on #514290?

White text reads better on #514290: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and black gives 2.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #514290 a warm or cool color?

#514290 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 43.6% and its chroma 0.124.