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#524593 color: Moonlight Sonata

#524593 is rgb(82, 69, 147) in RGB and oklch(44.42% 0.1235 287.956) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

44.4%
0.124
288°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #524593

#524593 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 44.4% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.98:1 contrast and black text 2.63:1, 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: #524593 mixed with white

  1. 524593
  2. 61579e
  3. 7069aa
  4. 817bb5
  5. 918dc0
  6. a3a0ca
  7. b4b2d5
  8. c6c5e0
  9. d9d8ea
  10. ecebf5

Darker: #524593 mixed with black

  1. 524593
  2. 463b7f
  3. 3b316c
  4. 2f2759
  5. 251e47
  6. 1a1536
  7. 110c25
  8. 080516
  9. 020208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #524593 with less saturation

  1. 524593
  2. 52478d
  3. 524987
  4. 524b81
  5. 524d7a
  6. 524e74
  7. 52506e
  8. 525167
  9. 535261
  10. 53535a

Questions about #524593

What color is #524593?

#524593 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(82, 69, 147), in HSL hsl(250, 36.11%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.42% 0.1235 287.956).

What colors go well with #524593?

The complementary color of #524593 is #5b5700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #235296 and #6f3a7f. The triadic partners are #883900 and #006647.

Is white or black text more readable on #524593?

White text reads better on #524593: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and black gives 2.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #524593 a warm or cool color?

#524593 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 44.4% and its chroma 0.124.