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#540BAF

#540baf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#540baf is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 4.31% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52% cyan, 93.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 266.71°, with 88.17% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0522

Complementary

  1. #540baf
  2. #66af0b

Split complementary

  1. #540baf
  2. #afa60b
  3. #14af0b

Analogous

  1. #0b14af
  2. #540baf
  3. #a60baf

Triadic

  1. #540baf
  2. #af540b
  3. #0baf54

Tetradic

  1. #540baf
  2. #af0b66
  3. #66af0b
  4. #0baf54

Square

  1. #540baf
  2. #af0b14
  3. #66af0b
  4. #0bafa6

Monochromatic

  1. #0f021f
  2. #310667
  3. #540baf
  4. #7716f0
  5. #a15ef5

Shades

#540baf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #540baf
  2. #4c0a9e
  3. #43098c
  4. #3b087b
  5. #320769
  6. #2a0658
  7. #220446
  8. #190335
  9. #110223
  10. #080112
  11. #000000

Tints

#540baf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #540baf
  2. #6523b7
  3. #763cbf
  4. #8754c7
  5. #986dcf
  6. #aa85d7
  7. #bb9ddf
  8. #ccb6e7
  9. #ddceef
  10. #eee7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#540baf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #540baf
  2. #5817aa
  3. #5d22a6
  4. #612ea1
  5. #663a9c
  6. #6a4698
  7. #6e5193
  8. #735d8e
  9. #776989
  10. #7c7485
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49337c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #344566 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #433689 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-540baf {
  color: #540baf;
}
Background
.bg-540baf {
  background-color: #540baf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-540baf {
  border: 2px solid #540baf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #540baf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 11 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 88% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-540baf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #540baf, #a60baf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-540baf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 11 175 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.35 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.80 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.11 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.80 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.19 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.72 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 9.47 #abf450 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#540baf  rgb(84, 11, 175)  hsl(267, 88%, 36%)  Medium Blue
#66af0b  rgb(102, 175, 11)  hsl(87, 88%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#af540b  rgb(175, 84, 11)  hsl(27, 88%, 36%)  Burnt Orange
#0baf54  rgb(11, 175, 84)  hsl(147, 88%, 36%)  Medium Sea Green