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#7540FA

#7540fa ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7540fa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.2% cyan, 74.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 257.1°, with 94.9% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 5.51.

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Relative luminance0.1435

Complementary

  1. #7540fa
  2. #c5fa40

Split complementary

  1. #7540fa
  2. #fad240
  3. #68fa40

Analogous

  1. #4068fa
  2. #7540fa
  3. #d240fa

Triadic

  1. #7540fa
  2. #fa7540
  3. #40fa75

Tetradic

  1. #7540fa
  2. #fa40c5
  3. #c5fa40
  4. #40fa75

Square

  1. #7540fa
  2. #fa4068
  3. #c5fa40
  4. #40fad2

Monochromatic

  1. #30049d
  2. #4606e7
  3. #7540fa
  4. #ab8bfc
  5. #e1d5fe

Shades

#7540fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7540fa
  2. #693ae1
  3. #5e33c8
  4. #522daf
  5. #462696
  6. #3b207d
  7. #2f1a64
  8. #23134b
  9. #170d32
  10. #0c0619
  11. #000000

Tints

#7540fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7540fa
  2. #8353fb
  3. #9166fb
  4. #9e79fc
  5. #ac8cfc
  6. #baa0fd
  7. #c8b3fd
  8. #d6c6fe
  9. #e3d9fe
  10. #f1ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7540fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7540fa
  2. #7646ee
  3. #774de2
  4. #7853d5
  5. #795ac9
  6. #7b60bd
  7. #7c66b1
  8. #7d6da5
  9. #7e7398
  10. #7f7a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e5cb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e749b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #085ffd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1258f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5963c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7540fa {
  color: #7540fa;
}
Background
.bg-7540fa {
  background-color: #7540fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7540fa {
  border: 2px solid #7540fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7540fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 64 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7540fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7540fa, #d240fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7540fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 64 250 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.51 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.61 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.76 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.70 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.70 #8abf05 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#7540fa  rgb(117, 64, 250)  hsl(257, 95%, 62%)  Blue Violet
#c5fa40  rgb(197, 250, 64)  hsl(77, 95%, 62%)  Electric Lime
#fa7540  rgb(250, 117, 64)  hsl(17, 95%, 62%)  Coral
#40fa75  rgb(64, 250, 117)  hsl(137, 95%, 62%)  Spring Green