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#540DEA

#540dea ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#540dea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.1% cyan, 94.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 259.28°, with 89.47% saturation and 48.43% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.0811

Complementary

  1. #540dea
  2. #a3ea0d

Split complementary

  1. #540dea
  2. #eac30d
  3. #34ea0d

Analogous

  1. #0d34ea
  2. #540dea
  3. #c30dea

Triadic

  1. #540dea
  2. #ea540d
  3. #0dea54

Tetradic

  1. #540dea
  2. #ea0da3
  3. #a3ea0d
  4. #0dea54

Square

  1. #540dea
  2. #ea0d34
  3. #a3ea0d
  4. #0deac3

Monochromatic

  1. #200559
  2. #3a09a2
  3. #540dea
  4. #844ef5
  5. #b697f9

Shades

#540dea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #540dea
  2. #4c0cd3
  3. #430abb
  4. #3b09a4
  5. #32088c
  6. #2a0775
  7. #22055e
  8. #190446
  9. #11032f
  10. #080117
  11. #000000

Tints

#540dea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #540dea
  2. #6525ec
  3. #763dee
  4. #8756f0
  5. #986ef2
  6. #aa86f5
  7. #bb9ef7
  8. #ccb6f9
  9. #ddcffb
  10. #eee7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#540dea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #540dea
  2. #5819df
  3. #5d24d5
  4. #6130ca
  5. #663bc0
  6. #6a47b5
  7. #6e52aa
  8. #735ea0
  9. #776995
  10. #7c758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #523fa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00608a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f4cb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-540dea {
  color: #540dea;
}
Background
.bg-540dea {
  background-color: #540dea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-540dea {
  border: 2px solid #540dea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #540dea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 13 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 89% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-540dea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #540dea, #c30dea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-540dea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 13 234 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.36 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.37 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.90 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.35 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.49 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.50 #abf215 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#540dea  rgb(84, 13, 234)  hsl(259, 89%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#a3ea0d  rgb(163, 234, 13)  hsl(79, 89%, 48%)  Spring Bud
#ea540d  rgb(234, 84, 13)  hsl(19, 89%, 48%)  Persimmon
#0dea54  rgb(13, 234, 84)  hsl(139, 89%, 48%)  Malachite