#5044BA
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47% 0.178 281.7), rgb(80, 68, 186).
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White text reads best on this color (7.29:1).
About this color
#5044BA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.178 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.29:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.178) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.87:1 |
| White text | 7.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5044BA |
| RGB | rgb(80, 68, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 46%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47% 0.178 281.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #5044BA | 7.29:1 | AAA | Lc -89.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5044BA | 2.87:1 | Fails | Lc 19.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5044BA text on white | 7.29:1 | AAA | Lc 84.9 | Fine for body text |
| #5044BA text on black | 2.87:1 | Fails | Lc -17.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6F9
oklch(88.5% 0.048 281.5)
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Step 300
300
#B7BAF8
oklch(80.8% 0.087 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9394F4
oklch(70.6% 0.139 281.8)
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Step 500
500
#7B77F0
oklch(63.2% 0.176 281.6)
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Step 600
600
#665CDE
oklch(55.6% 0.191 281.7)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5044BA
oklch(47% 0.178 281.7)
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Step 800
800
#453E9C
oklch(42.7% 0.148 281.5)
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Step 900
900
#3A367C
oklch(37.7% 0.115 281.9)
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Step 950
950
#212049
oklch(26.9% 0.074 281.3)
#5044BA with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #005ABE | 0.076 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0052B8 | 0.071 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #176179 | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.179 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5044BA
#5044BA
oklch(47% 0.178 281.7)
- #675C00
#675C00
oklch(47.1% 0.098 101.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #5044BA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple #533CC6 ΔE 0.025
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.035
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.036
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.046
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.059
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.060
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.062
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.065
Use #5044BA in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.