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#534890 color: Moonlight Sonata

#534890 is rgb(83, 72, 144) in RGB and oklch(44.884% 0.11445 287.895) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

44.9%
0.114
288°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.70:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #534890

#534890 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 44.9% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.79:1 contrast and black text 2.7:1, 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: #534890 mixed with white

  1. 534890
  2. 625a9c
  3. 716ba7
  4. 827db2
  5. 928fbd
  6. a3a1c9
  7. b5b3d4
  8. c7c6df
  9. d9d9e9
  10. ececf4

Darker: #534890 mixed with black

  1. 534890
  2. 473d7d
  3. 3b336a
  4. 302957
  5. 251f45
  6. 1b1634
  7. 110d24
  8. 080615
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #534890 with less saturation

  1. 534890
  2. 534a8a
  3. 534c85
  4. 534d7f
  5. 534f79
  6. 535073
  7. 53516d
  8. 545267
  9. 545361
  10. 54545b

Questions about #534890

What color is #534890?

#534890 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(83, 72, 144), in HSL hsl(249.17, 33.33%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.884% 0.11445 287.895).

What colors go well with #534890?

The complementary color of #534890 is #5c5800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #285493 and #6f3e7e. The triadic partners are #863d0d and #006848.

Is white or black text more readable on #534890?

White text reads better on #534890: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and black gives 2.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #534890 a warm or cool color?

#534890 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 44.9% and its chroma 0.114.