#532B84
Closest named color: Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B). oklch(39% 0.143 300.5), rgb(83, 43, 132).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (10.26:1).
About this color
#532B84 is a dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 39%, its chroma 0.143 and its hue 301°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), ΔE 0.045 away. White text reads best on it, at 10.26:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | dark (39%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.143) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B) |
| Black text | 2.04:1 |
| White text | 10.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #532B84 |
| RGB | rgb(83, 43, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 51%, 34%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39% 0.143 300.5) |
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 #532B84 | 10.26:1 | AAA | Lc -97.4 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #532B84 | 2.04:1 | Fails | Lc 10.6 | Not readable |
| #532B84 text on white | 10.26:1 | AAA | Lc 93.3 | Preferred for body text |
| #532B84 text on black | 2.04:1 | Fails | Lc -9.2 | 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
#EDE6FC
oklch(93.7% 0.03 300.3)
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Step 200
200
#DFD1FB
oklch(88.5% 0.059 300.4)
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Step 300
300
#CCB1FB
oklch(81% 0.106 300.8)
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Step 400
400
#B384FA
oklch(70.8% 0.171 300.5)
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Step 500
500
#A15EF6
oklch(63% 0.218 300.5)
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Step 600
600
#8D3CE5
oklch(55.5% 0.238 300.5)
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Step 700
700
#782CC7
oklch(49.1% 0.221 300.4)
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Step 800
800
#6227A1
oklch(42.7% 0.183 300.7)
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Step 900
900 (this color)
#532B84
oklch(39% 0.143 300.5)
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Step 950
950
#2E184B
oklch(26.9% 0.091 300.2)
#532B84 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) | #004087 | 0.104 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004082 | 0.105 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #483F53 | 0.108 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #414141 | 0.144 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #532B84
#532B84
oklch(39% 0.143 300.5)
- #3E4C00
#3E4C00
oklch(39% 0.094 121)
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 #532B84, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Slate Blue #483D8B ΔE 0.045
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.053
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.060
- Indigo #4B0082 ΔE 0.063
- Chrysanthemum #560BAD ΔE 0.076
- Imperial Purple #480CA8 ΔE 0.076
- Royal Purple #4B006E ΔE 0.077
- Twilight #4E518B ΔE 0.095
Use #532B84 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.