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#524290 color: Moonlight Sonata

#524290 is rgb(82, 66, 144) in RGB and oklch(43.65% 0.12384 289.714) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

43.7%
0.124
290°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #524290

#524290 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.7% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.27:1 contrast and black text 2.54:1, 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: #524290 mixed with white

  1. 524290
  2. 61549c
  3. 7067a7
  4. 8179b3
  5. 918bbe
  6. a39ec9
  7. b4b1d4
  8. c7c4df
  9. d9d7ea
  10. ecebf4

Darker: #524290 mixed with black

  1. 524290
  2. 46387d
  3. 3b2f6a
  4. 2f2557
  5. 251c45
  6. 1a1434
  7. 110b24
  8. 080515
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #524290 with less saturation

  1. 524290
  2. 52448a
  3. 514684
  4. 51487e
  5. 514a78
  6. 514c72
  7. 514d6b
  8. 514e65
  9. 514f5f
  10. 515158

Questions about #524290

What color is #524290?

#524290 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(82, 66, 144), in HSL hsl(252.31, 37.14%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.65% 0.12384 289.714).

What colors go well with #524290?

The complementary color of #524290 is #575600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #244f94 and #6e377b. The triadic partners are #853700 and #006448.

Is white or black text more readable on #524290?

White text reads better on #524290: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and black gives 2.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #524290 a warm or cool color?

#524290 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 43.7% and its chroma 0.124.