#5146C9
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48.7% 0.195 280.1), rgb(81, 70, 201).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.84:1).
About this color
#5146C9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.195 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.020 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.84:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.06:1 |
| White text | 6.84:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5146C9 |
| RGB | rgb(81, 70, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 55%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.7% 0.195 280.1) |
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 #5146C9 | 6.84:1 | AA | Lc -88.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5146C9 | 3.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5146C9 text on white | 6.84:1 | AA | Lc 83.1 | Fine for body text |
| #5146C9 text on black | 3.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -18.9 | 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
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FC
oklch(93.5% 0.027 281.3)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FC
oklch(88.5% 0.052 280.5)
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Step 300
300
#B4BAFD
oklch(80.8% 0.095 280.1)
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Step 400
400
#8F94FC
oklch(70.7% 0.15 279.7)
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Step 500
500
#7775FA
oklch(63.2% 0.193 280)
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Step 600
600
#6259E9
oklch(55.7% 0.21 279.9)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5146C9
oklch(48.7% 0.195 280.1)
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Step 800
800
#433CA4
oklch(42.8% 0.162 280.1)
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Step 900
900
#373582
oklch(37.8% 0.126 279.7)
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Step 950
950
#20204C
oklch(27.1% 0.079 279.7)
#5146C9 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) | #005FCD | 0.077 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0055C6 | 0.070 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006781 | 0.165 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5B5B5B | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5146C9
#5146C9
oklch(48.7% 0.195 280.1)
- #6D6000
#6D6000
oklch(48.7% 0.101 100.1)
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 #5146C9, 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 0.020
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.025
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.029
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.043
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.046
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.053
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.056
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.059
Use #5146C9 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.