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Colour

#540EDA

  • #540EDA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#540EDA is a violet with RGB values 84, 14, 218 and HSL 261°, 88%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#540EDA#540EDA
HEX#540EDA
RGBrgb(84, 14, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.0549, 0.8549
RGB percentages32.9%, 5.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(260.6, 87.9%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 93.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK61.5%, 93.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,508,826
CSS custom property--colour: #540EDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#ABF125

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005980no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.4Blue violet · ΔE 15.3Dark violet · ΔE 18.8Blue · ΔE 23.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1Dark blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94DA0E
Analogous#0E2EDA, #BA0EDA
Triadic#DA540E, #0EDA54
Split complementary#DABA0E, #2EDA0E
Tetradic#DA0E2E, #94DA0E, #0EDABA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0B9FB
Lighter +30%#AF8AF7
Lighter +20%#8F5AF4
Lighter +10%#6E2AF1
Darker −10%#420BAA
Darker −20%#2F087A
Darker −30%#1D054A
Darker −40%#0A021A
More saturated +25%#5000E8
Less saturated −25%#5D2BBD

Channel breakdown

R84
G14
B218
Red84 (32.9%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue260.59°
Saturation (HSL)87.93%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 0E · B DA

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