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#540BC1 Color

#540BC1 is rgb(84, 11, 193) in RGB, hsl(264, 89%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 94%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#540BC1
HEX#540BC1
RGBrgb(84, 11, 193)
HSLhsl(264, 89%, 40%)
HSVhsv(264, 94%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 94%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(42.2% 0.234 288.8)
LABlab(27.97% 57.49 -78.97)
LCHlch(27.97% 97.67 306.05)

What #540BC1 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 #540BC1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 8.07Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 13.37Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14.66French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.82Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 14.83Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 15.32

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

#540BC1 Channel Values

How #540BC1 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 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 89% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 94% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.57:1 vs white · 2.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #540BC1 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 text9.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #540BC1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #540BC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #540BC1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#540BC1
Complementary
#78C10B
Analogous
#0B1DC1
Analogous
#AF0BC1
Triadic
#C1540B
Triadic
#0BC154
Split comp.
#C1AF0B
Split comp.
#1DC10B

Tints & Shades of #540BC1

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

#650DE7
#7E30F3
#9656F5
#AE7DF7
#C6A3FA
#E1CFFC

Shades

#490AA9
#3F0891
#340778
#28055C
#1D0443
#13032B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #540BC1.

How #540BC1 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#540BC1
Protanopia#2424C1
Protanomaly#3D1DC1
Deuteranopia#3232C1
Deuteranomaly#4227C1
Tritanopia#284B4B
Tritanomaly#3E3B8A
Achromatopsia#454545

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #540BC1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-540bc1: #540BC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #540BC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-540bc1': '#540BC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.043, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_540bc1">#540BC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#540BC1"

More Purple Colors

#540BC1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#540BC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #540BC1?

#540BC1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(84, 11, 193) in RGB and hsl(264, 89%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #540BC1?

#540BC1 is rgb(84, 11, 193) — red 84, green 11, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #540BC1?

#540BC1 converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 94%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #540BC1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #540BC1 scores 9.57:1 against white and 2.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #540BC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #540BC1 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 14.66, which is visibly different.

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