#5148C2
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48.4% 0.184 280.4), rgb(81, 72, 194).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.87:1).
About this color
#5148C2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.184 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 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.87:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.05:1 |
| White text | 6.87:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5148C2 |
| RGB | rgb(81, 72, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 50%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.4% 0.184 280.4) |
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 #5148C2 | 6.87:1 | AA | Lc -88.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5148C2 | 3.05:1 | AA large text | Lc 20.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5148C2 text on white | 6.87:1 | AA | Lc 83.3 | Fine for body text |
| #5148C2 text on black | 3.05:1 | AA large text | Lc -18.7 | 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
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FB
oklch(93.5% 0.026 281.1)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FA
oklch(88.4% 0.05 280.3)
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Step 300
300
#B5BBFA
oklch(81% 0.089 280)
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Step 400
400
#9195F7
oklch(70.8% 0.142 280.3)
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Step 500
500
#7877F3
oklch(63.2% 0.181 280.2)
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Step 600
600
#635BE2
oklch(55.5% 0.198 280.4)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5148C2
oklch(48.4% 0.184 280.4)
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Step 800
800
#433E9F
oklch(42.8% 0.152 280.1)
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Step 900
900
#38367E
oklch(37.7% 0.118 280.3)
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Step 950
950
#20204A
oklch(26.9% 0.076 280)
#5148C2 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) | #005FC6 | 0.076 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0056C0 | 0.069 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #06667E | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5A5A5A | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5148C2
#5148C2
oklch(48.4% 0.184 280.4)
- #6C6000
#6C6000
oklch(48.6% 0.101 100.9)
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 #5148C2, 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
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.030
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.033
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.048
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.048
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.051
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.062
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.062
Use #5148C2 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.