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540A4E

#540A4E closest to Cosmic Explorer

#540A4E is a dark, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Cosmic Explorer. In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 3.9% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(84, 10, 78)). Its HSL value is 305° hue, 79% saturation and 18% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black. #540A4E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.72:1.

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Variations of #540A4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#540A4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#540A4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #540A4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #24314C
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #042750
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2C234F
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #24314C
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #37284D
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #58142C
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #560F41
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #2D2D2D
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3A2738

#540A4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.72:1 Super#540A4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.53:1 Very poor#540A4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#540A4E in CSS

/* Cosmic Explorer */
.color { color: #540A4E; }
.background { background-color: #540A4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #540A4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(84 10 78);
color: hsl(305 79% 18%);
color: oklch(0.316 0.130 332.0);

#540A4E FAQ

What color is #540A4E?

#540A4E is a dark, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #540A4E?

#540A4E is rgb(84, 10, 78) in RGB, hsl(305, 79%, 18%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 88%, 7%, 67%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #540A4E?

The complementary color of #540A4E is #0A5410, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #540A4E?

White text has the best contrast on #540A4E: 13.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #540A4E a warm or cool color?

#540A4E is a warm color.