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#540DAD

#540dad ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#540dad is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 5.1% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.45% cyan, 92.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 266.63°, with 86.02% 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 10.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.52.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0519

Complementary

  1. #540dad
  2. #66ad0d

Split complementary

  1. #540dad
  2. #ada40d
  3. #16ad0d

Analogous

  1. #0d16ad
  2. #540dad
  3. #a40dad

Triadic

  1. #540dad
  2. #ad540d
  3. #0dad54

Tetradic

  1. #540dad
  2. #ad0d66
  3. #66ad0d
  4. #0dad54

Square

  1. #540dad
  2. #ad0d16
  3. #66ad0d
  4. #0dada4

Monochromatic

  1. #0f021f
  2. #310866
  3. #540dad
  4. #7719ee
  5. #a160f3

Shades

#540dad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #540dad
  2. #4c0c9c
  3. #430a8a
  4. #3b0979
  5. #320868
  6. #2a0757
  7. #220545
  8. #190434
  9. #110323
  10. #080111
  11. #000000

Tints

#540dad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #540dad
  2. #6525b5
  3. #763dbd
  4. #8756c6
  5. #986ece
  6. #aa86d6
  7. #bb9ede
  8. #ccb6e6
  9. #ddcfef
  10. #eee7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#540dad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #540dad
  2. #5819a9
  3. #5d24a4
  4. #6130a0
  5. #663b9b
  6. #6a4797
  7. #6e5292
  8. #735e8e
  9. #776989
  10. #7c7585
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49337b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003daa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #364465 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #443688 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-540dad {
  color: #540dad;
}
Background
.bg-540dad {
  background-color: #540dad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-540dad {
  border: 2px solid #540dad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #540dad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 13 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 86% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-540dad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #540dad, #a40dad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-540dad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 13 173 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.52 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.58 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.11 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.61 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.02 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.52 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.51 #abf252 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#540dad  rgb(84, 13, 173)  hsl(267, 86%, 36%)  Medium Blue
#66ad0d  rgb(102, 173, 13)  hsl(87, 86%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#ad540d  rgb(173, 84, 13)  hsl(27, 86%, 36%)  Sienna
#0dad54  rgb(13, 173, 84)  hsl(147, 86%, 36%)  Medium Sea Green