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#534790 color: Moonlight Sonata

#534790 is rgb(83, 71, 144) in RGB and oklch(44.69% 0.11602 288.34) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

44.7%
0.116
288°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.67:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #534790

#534790 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 44.7% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.86:1 contrast and black text 2.67:1, 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: #534790 mixed with white

  1. 534790
  2. 62599c
  3. 716aa7
  4. 827cb2
  5. 928ebe
  6. a3a0c9
  7. b5b3d4
  8. c7c6df
  9. d9d8e9
  10. ececf4

Darker: #534790 mixed with black

  1. 534790
  2. 473d7d
  3. 3b326a
  4. 302857
  5. 251f45
  6. 1b1634
  7. 110d24
  8. 080615
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #534790 with less saturation

  1. 534790
  2. 53498a
  3. 534b84
  4. 534c7f
  5. 534e79
  6. 534f73
  7. 53506d
  8. 535267
  9. 535361
  10. 54535b

Questions about #534790

What color is #534790?

#534790 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(83, 71, 144), in HSL hsl(249.86, 33.95%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.69% 0.11602 288.34).

What colors go well with #534790?

The complementary color of #534790 is #5b5800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #285393 and #6f3c7d. The triadic partners are #863c09 and #006749.

Is white or black text more readable on #534790?

White text reads better on #534790: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and black gives 2.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #534790 a warm or cool color?

#534790 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 44.7% and its chroma 0.116.