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#7540DA

#7540da ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7540da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 25.1% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.33% cyan, 70.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 260.65°, with 67.54% saturation and 55.29% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1251

Complementary

  1. #7540da
  2. #a5da40

Split complementary

  1. #7540da
  2. #dac240
  3. #58da40

Analogous

  1. #4058da
  2. #7540da
  3. #c240da

Triadic

  1. #7540da
  2. #da7540
  3. #40da75

Tetradic

  1. #7540da
  2. #da40a5
  3. #a5da40
  4. #40da75

Square

  1. #7540da
  2. #da4058
  3. #a5da40
  4. #40dac2

Monochromatic

  1. #33156c
  2. #5121ac
  3. #7540da
  4. #a380e6
  5. #d2c0f3

Shades

#7540da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7540da
  2. #693ac4
  3. #5e33ae
  4. #522d99
  5. #462683
  6. #3b206d
  7. #2f1a57
  8. #231341
  9. #170d2c
  10. #0c0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#7540da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7540da
  2. #8353de
  3. #9166e1
  4. #9e79e5
  5. #ac8ce9
  6. #baa0ed
  7. #c8b3f0
  8. #d6c6f4
  9. #e3d9f8
  10. #f1ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7540da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7540da
  2. #7646d1
  3. #774dc8
  4. #7853bf
  5. #795ab6
  6. #7b60ad
  7. #7c66a4
  8. #7d6d9b
  9. #7e7392
  10. #7f7a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b57a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #566889 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3358dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3955d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #645aaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7540da {
  color: #7540da;
}
Background
.bg-7540da {
  background-color: #7540da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7540da {
  border: 2px solid #7540da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7540da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 64 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 68% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7540da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7540da, #c240da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7540da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 64 218 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.14 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.08 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.81 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.57 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.88 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.00 #8abf25 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#7540da  rgb(117, 64, 218)  hsl(261, 68%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#a5da40  rgb(165, 218, 64)  hsl(81, 68%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#da7540  rgb(218, 117, 64)  hsl(21, 68%, 55%)  Chocolate
#40da75  rgb(64, 218, 117)  hsl(141, 68%, 55%)  Pastel Green