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#540CBB

#540cbb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#540cbb is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 4.71% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.08% cyan, 93.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 264.69°, with 87.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.68.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0574

Complementary

  1. #540cbb
  2. #73bb0c

Split complementary

  1. #540cbb
  2. #bbac0c
  3. #1bbb0c

Analogous

  1. #0c1bbb
  2. #540cbb
  3. #ac0cbb

Triadic

  1. #540cbb
  2. #bb540c
  3. #0cbb54

Tetradic

  1. #540cbb
  2. #bb0c73
  3. #73bb0c
  4. #0cbb54

Square

  1. #540cbb
  2. #bb0c1b
  3. #73bb0c
  4. #0cbbac

Monochromatic

  1. #13032b
  2. #340773
  3. #540cbb
  4. #7823f1
  5. #a46bf5

Shades

#540cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #540cbb
  2. #4c0ba8
  3. #430a96
  4. #3b0883
  5. #320770
  6. #2a065e
  7. #22054b
  8. #190438
  9. #110225
  10. #080113
  11. #000000

Tints

#540cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #540cbb
  2. #6524c2
  3. #763dc9
  4. #8755cf
  5. #986dd6
  6. #aa86dd
  7. #bb9ee4
  8. #ccb6eb
  9. #ddcef1
  10. #eee7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#540cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #540cbb
  2. #5818b5
  3. #5d23af
  4. #612fa9
  5. #663aa3
  6. #6a469e
  7. #6e5298
  8. #735d92
  9. #77698c
  10. #7c7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #294b6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e3b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-540cbb {
  color: #540cbb;
}
Background
.bg-540cbb {
  background-color: #540cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-540cbb {
  border: 2px solid #540cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #540cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 12 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-540cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #540cbb, #ac0cbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-540cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 12 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.68 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.40 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.86 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.97 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.21 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.31 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.40 #abf344 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#540cbb  rgb(84, 12, 187)  hsl(265, 88%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#73bb0c  rgb(115, 187, 12)  hsl(85, 88%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bb540c  rgb(187, 84, 12)  hsl(25, 88%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#0cbb54  rgb(12, 187, 84)  hsl(145, 88%, 39%)  Emerald