Close to Purple
#540366
#540366 is a very dark, vivid purple, close to the color Purple. In RGB it’s made of 32.9% red, 1.2% green, and 40% blue. Its hue is 289°, with 94% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #540366.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
13.28:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.58:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.28:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.58:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #540366 as they’d see it.
#540366 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #540366
What color is #540366?
#540366 is a very dark, vivid purple, close to the color Purple. In RGB it’s made of 32.9% red, 1.2% green, and 40% blue. Its hue is 289°, with 94% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #540366 in RGB?
#540366 is rgb(84, 3, 102): 84 red, 3 green, and 102 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #540366 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(18, 97, 0, 60). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #540366?
PANTONE 2614 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #540366?
Its complement #0A3800 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.