#5345CC
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(49% 0.2 280.7), rgb(83, 69, 204).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.79:1).
About this color
#5345CC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.200 and its hue 281°. 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 6.79:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.200) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.09:1 |
| White text | 6.79:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5345CC |
| RGB | rgb(83, 69, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 57%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49% 0.2 280.7) |
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 #5345CC | 6.79:1 | AA | Lc -87.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5345CC | 3.09:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5345CC text on white | 6.79:1 | AA | Lc 82.8 | Fine for body text |
| #5345CC text on black | 3.09:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.1 | 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
#E6E8FD
oklch(93.6% 0.028 281.5)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FD
oklch(88.5% 0.054 280.6)
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Step 300
300
#B5BAFE
oklch(80.9% 0.096 280.8)
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Step 400
400
#9093FE
oklch(70.7% 0.154 280.5)
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Step 500
500
#7873FC
oklch(63.1% 0.198 280.7)
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Step 600
600
#6457EB
oklch(55.7% 0.214 280.8)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5345CC
oklch(49% 0.2 280.7)
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Step 800
800
#443AA5
oklch(42.6% 0.165 281)
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Step 900
900
#383483
oklch(37.7% 0.129 280.5)
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Step 950
950
#211F4D
oklch(27% 0.082 281.3)
#5345CC 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) | #0060D0 | 0.081 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0056C9 | 0.073 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006882 | 0.170 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5B5B5B | 0.201 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5345CC
#5345CC
oklch(49% 0.2 280.7)
- #6D6100
#6D6100
oklch(48.9% 0.102 100.9)
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 #5345CC, 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 0.023
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.026
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.045
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.045
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.050
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.053
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.054
Use #5345CC 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.