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#540CBF

#540cbf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#540cbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.02% cyan, 93.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 264.13°, with 88.18% saturation and 39.8% 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 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.0591

Complementary

  1. #540cbf
  2. #77bf0c

Split complementary

  1. #540cbf
  2. #bfad0c
  3. #1ebf0c

Analogous

  1. #0c1ebf
  2. #540cbf
  3. #ad0cbf

Triadic

  1. #540cbf
  2. #bf540c
  3. #0cbf54

Tetradic

  1. #540cbf
  2. #bf0c77
  3. #77bf0c
  4. #0cbf54

Square

  1. #540cbf
  2. #bf0c1e
  3. #77bf0c
  4. #0cbfad

Monochromatic

  1. #15032f
  2. #340777
  3. #540cbf
  4. #7826f1
  5. #a56ef6

Shades

#540cbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #540cbf
  2. #4c0bac
  3. #430a99
  4. #3b0886
  5. #320773
  6. #2a0660
  7. #22054c
  8. #190439
  9. #110226
  10. #080113
  11. #000000

Tints

#540cbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #540cbf
  2. #6524c5
  3. #763dcc
  4. #8755d2
  5. #986dd9
  6. #aa86df
  7. #bb9ee5
  8. #ccb6ec
  9. #ddcef2
  10. #eee7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#540cbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #540cbf
  2. #5818b9
  3. #5d23b2
  4. #612fac
  5. #663aa6
  6. #6a46a0
  7. #6e5299
  8. #735d93
  9. #77698d
  10. #7c7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3687 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #244d70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d3c96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-540cbf {
  color: #540cbf;
}
Background
.bg-540cbf {
  background-color: #540cbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-540cbf {
  border: 2px solid #540cbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #540cbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 12 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-540cbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #540cbf, #ad0cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-540cbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 12 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.57 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.35 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.50 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.58 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.70 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.54 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.76 #abf340 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#540cbf  rgb(84, 12, 191)  hsl(264, 88%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#77bf0c  rgb(119, 191, 12)  hsl(84, 88%, 40%)  Apple Green
#bf540c  rgb(191, 84, 12)  hsl(24, 88%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#0cbf54  rgb(12, 191, 84)  hsl(144, 88%, 40%)  Emerald