#532987
Closest named color: Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B). oklch(39% 0.149 300), rgb(83, 41, 135).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (10.32:1).
About this color
#532987 is a dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 39%, its chroma 0.149 and its hue 300°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), ΔE 0.048 away. White text reads best on it, at 10.32:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | dark (39%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.149) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B) |
| Black text | 2.03:1 |
| White text | 10.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #532987 |
| RGB | rgb(83, 41, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 53%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39% 0.149 300) |
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 #532987 | 10.32:1 | AAA | Lc -97.5 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #532987 | 2.03:1 | Fails | Lc 10.6 | Not readable |
| #532987 text on white | 10.32:1 | AAA | Lc 93.4 | Preferred for body text |
| #532987 text on black | 2.03:1 | Fails | Lc -9.1 | 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 900.
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Step 50
50
#F7F3FE
oklch(97% 0.015 302.6)
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Step 100
100
#EDE5FD
oklch(93.5% 0.033 300.9)
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Step 200
200
#DFD1FD
oklch(88.6% 0.062 299.7)
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Step 300
300
#CBB0FE
oklch(80.8% 0.111 299.8)
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Step 400
400
#B382FE
oklch(70.7% 0.179 300.1)
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Step 500
500
#A15BFC
oklch(63% 0.229 299.8)
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Step 600
600
#8E37EB
oklch(55.6% 0.249 300.1)
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Step 700
700
#7926CC
oklch(49.1% 0.231 300.1)
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Step 800
800
#6224A5
oklch(42.7% 0.191 299.9)
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Step 900
900 (this color)
#532987
oklch(39% 0.149 300)
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Step 950
950
#2E174D
oklch(26.9% 0.095 299.5)
#532987 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) | #00408A | 0.105 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004085 | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #473F54 | 0.113 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #404040 | 0.150 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #532987
#532987
oklch(39% 0.149 300)
- #3F4C00
#3F4C00
oklch(39.1% 0.093 120.2)
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 #532987, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Slate Blue #483D8B ΔE 0.048
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.052
- Indigo #4B0082 ΔE 0.059
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.061
- Chrysanthemum #560BAD ΔE 0.069
- Imperial Purple #480CA8 ΔE 0.070
- Royal Purple #4B006E ΔE 0.076
- Indigo Blue #3A18B1 ΔE 0.091
Use #532987 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.