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#540EA6

#540ea6 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#540ea6 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 5.49% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.4% cyan, 91.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 267.63°, with 84.44% saturation and 35.29% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.68.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0495

Complementary

  1. #540ea6
  2. #60a60e

Split complementary

  1. #540ea6
  2. #a6a00e
  3. #14a60e

Analogous

  1. #0e14a6
  2. #540ea6
  3. #a00ea6

Triadic

  1. #540ea6
  2. #a6540e
  3. #0ea654

Tetradic

  1. #540ea6
  2. #a60e60
  3. #60a60e
  4. #0ea654

Square

  1. #540ea6
  2. #a60e14
  3. #60a60e
  4. #0ea6a0

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0219
  2. #30085f
  3. #540ea6
  4. #7815eb
  5. #a15cf1

Shades

#540ea6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #540ea6
  2. #4c0d95
  3. #430b85
  4. #3b0a74
  5. #320864
  6. #2a0753
  7. #220642
  8. #190432
  9. #110321
  10. #080111
  11. #000000

Tints

#540ea6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #540ea6
  2. #6526af
  3. #763eb8
  4. #8756c1
  5. #986eca
  6. #aa87d3
  7. #bb9fdb
  8. #ccb7e4
  9. #ddcfed
  10. #eee7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#540ea6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #540ea6
  2. #5819a2
  3. #5d259e
  4. #61309b
  5. #663c97
  6. #6a4793
  7. #6e528f
  8. #735e8b
  9. #776988
  10. #7c7584
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483276 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ca3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a4161 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1030a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #463482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-540ea6 {
  color: #540ea6;
}
Background
.bg-540ea6 {
  background-color: #540ea6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-540ea6 {
  border: 2px solid #540ea6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #540ea6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 14 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 84% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-540ea6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #540ea6, #a00ea6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-540ea6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 14 166 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.68 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.20 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.31 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.78 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.79 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 9.23 #abf159 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Indigo
#540ea6  rgb(84, 14, 166)  hsl(268, 84%, 35%)  Indigo
#60a60e  rgb(96, 166, 14)  hsl(88, 84%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#a6540e  rgb(166, 84, 14)  hsl(28, 84%, 35%)  Sienna
#0ea654  rgb(14, 166, 84)  hsl(148, 84%, 35%)  Shamrock Green