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#540DDD

#540ddd ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#540ddd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 5.1% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.99% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 260.48°, with 88.89% saturation and 45.88% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.0739

Complementary

  1. #540ddd
  2. #96dd0d

Split complementary

  1. #540ddd
  2. #ddbc0d
  3. #2edd0d

Analogous

  1. #0d2edd
  2. #540ddd
  3. #bc0ddd

Triadic

  1. #540ddd
  2. #dd540d
  3. #0ddd54

Tetradic

  1. #540ddd
  2. #dd0d96
  3. #96dd0d
  4. #0ddd54

Square

  1. #540ddd
  2. #dd0d2e
  3. #96dd0d
  4. #0dddbc

Monochromatic

  1. #1d044c
  2. #390995
  3. #540ddd
  4. #7f43f4
  5. #b08bf8

Shades

#540ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #540ddd
  2. #4c0cc7
  3. #430ab1
  4. #3b099b
  5. #320885
  6. #2a076f
  7. #220558
  8. #190442
  9. #11032c
  10. #080116
  11. #000000

Tints

#540ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #540ddd
  2. #6525e0
  3. #763de4
  4. #8756e7
  5. #986eeb
  6. #aa86ee
  7. #bb9ef1
  8. #ccb6f5
  9. #ddcff8
  10. #eee7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#540ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #540ddd
  2. #5819d4
  3. #5d24ca
  4. #6130c1
  5. #663bb8
  6. #6a47af
  7. #6e52a5
  8. #735e9c
  9. #776993
  10. #7c7589
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #503d9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b47ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-540ddd {
  color: #540ddd;
}
Background
.bg-540ddd {
  background-color: #540ddd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-540ddd {
  border: 2px solid #540ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #540ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 13 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 89% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-540ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #540ddd, #bc0ddd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-540ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 13 221 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.68 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.93 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.54 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.66 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.25 #abf222 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#540ddd  rgb(84, 13, 221)  hsl(260, 89%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#96dd0d  rgb(150, 221, 13)  hsl(80, 89%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#dd540d  rgb(221, 84, 13)  hsl(20, 89%, 46%)  Flame
#0ddd54  rgb(13, 221, 84)  hsl(140, 89%, 46%)  Malachite