#5237AC
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(44% 0.177 287.4), rgb(82, 55, 172).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.39:1).
About this color
#5237AC is a dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.177 and its hue 287°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.043 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.39:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.177) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.50:1 |
| White text | 8.39:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5237AC |
| RGB | rgb(82, 55, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 52%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44% 0.177 287.4) |
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 #5237AC | 8.39:1 | AAA | Lc -93.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5237AC | 2.50:1 | Fails | Lc 15.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5237AC text on white | 8.39:1 | AAA | Lc 88.4 | Fine for body text |
| #5237AC text on black | 2.50:1 | Fails | Lc -13.8 | Not readable |
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 800.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
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Step 100
100
#E8E7FD
oklch(93.5% 0.03 287.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D4FE
oklch(88.5% 0.058 287.3)
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Step 300
300
#BCB7FF
oklch(80.9% 0.101 287.1)
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Step 400
400
#9C8DFF
oklch(70.6% 0.163 287.5)
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Step 500
500
#876BFF
oklch(63.1% 0.211 287.5)
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Step 600
600
#734CEE
oklch(55.5% 0.229 287.5)
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Step 700
700
#613BD0
oklch(49.1% 0.214 287.4)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#5237AC
oklch(44% 0.177 287.4)
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Step 900
900
#412F85
oklch(37.8% 0.137 287.6)
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Step 950
950
#251C4E
oklch(26.9% 0.088 287.2)
#5237AC 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) | #0050B0 | 0.088 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004AAA | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #30556D | 0.145 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #4D4D4D | 0.178 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5237AC
#5237AC
oklch(44% 0.177 287.4)
- #585600
#585600
oklch(44.1% 0.095 108.2)
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 #5237AC, 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 0.043
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.046
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.049
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.051
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.056
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.056
- Dark Slate Blue #483D8B ΔE 0.058
- Chrysanthemum #560BAD ΔE 0.058
Use #5237AC 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.