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Colour

#540FF6

  • #540FF6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#540FF6 is a violet with RGB values 84, 15, 246 and HSL 258°, 93%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#540FF6#540FF6
HEX#540FF6
RGBrgb(84, 15, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.0588, 0.9647
RGB percentages32.9%, 5.9%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(257.9, 92.8%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 93.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK65.9%, 93.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,509,110
CSS custom property--colour: #540FF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#ABF009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#006691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.7Medium blue · ΔE 15.3Blue violet · ΔE 24.1Dark violet · ΔE 26.8Dark orchid · ΔE 39.3Dark blue · ΔE 43.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1F60F
Analogous#0F3DF6, #C80FF6
Triadic#F6540F, #0FF654
Split complementary#F6C70F, #3EF60F
Tetradic#F60F3D, #B1F60F, #0FF6C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0D4FD
Lighter +30%#BDA2FC
Lighter +20%#9A71FA
Lighter +10%#7740F8
Darker −10%#4208CA
Darker −20%#320699
Darker −30%#220468
Darker −40%#120237
More saturated +25%#5006FF
Less saturated −25%#612ED7

Channel breakdown

R84
G15
B246
Red84 (32.9%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue257.92°
Saturation (HSL)92.77%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 0F · B F6

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