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#540BAD Color

#540BAD is rgb(84, 11, 173) in RGB, hsl(267, 88%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 94%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Websafe Indigo (#330099), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#540BAD
HEX#540BAD
RGBrgb(84, 11, 173)
HSLhsl(267, 88%, 36%)
HSVhsv(267, 94%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 94%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(40% 0.215 293.1)
LABlab(26.00% 53.68 -70.33)
LCHlch(26.00% 88.48 307.35)

What #540BAD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #540BAD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 8.84Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.28Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 11.97Blue Ribbon#0B10A2ΔE 13.74Duke Blue#00009CΔE 14.23Zaffer (Zaffre)#0014A8ΔE 14.42

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#540BAD Channel Values

How #540BAD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 84 · G 11 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 88% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 94% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.35:1 vs white · 2.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #540BAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #540BAD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #540BAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #540BAD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#540BAD
Complementary
#64AD0B
Analogous
#0B13AD
Analogous
#A50BAD
Triadic
#AD540B
Triadic
#0BAD54
Split comp.
#ADA50B
Split comp.
#13AD0B

Tints & Shades of #540BAD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#690ED8
#7F22F1
#984EF4
#AF74F6
#C89FF9
#E0CAFC

Shades

#480995
#3F0881
#330769
#2A0656
#1E043E
#15032B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #540BAD.

How #540BAD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#540BAD
Protanopia#2424AD
Protanomaly#3D1DAD
Deuteranopia#3232AD
Deuteranomaly#4227AD
Tritanopia#354343
Tritanomaly#44347C
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #540BAD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-540bad: #540BAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #540BAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-540bad': '#540BAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.043, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_540bad">#540BAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#540BAD"

More Purple Colors

#540BAD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#540BAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #540BAD?

#540BAD is a dark purple — rgb(84, 11, 173) in RGB and hsl(267, 88%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Websafe Indigo (#330099), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.84.

What is the RGB value of #540BAD?

#540BAD is rgb(84, 11, 173) — red 84, green 11, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #540BAD?

#540BAD converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 94%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #540BAD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #540BAD scores 10.35:1 against white and 2.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #540BAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #540BAD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkblue (#00008B) at a CIE76 distance of 16.54, which is visibly different.

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