#5348C5
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48.9% 0.187 280.9), rgb(83, 72, 197).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.77:1).
About this color
#5348C5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.187 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 0.024 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.77:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.10:1 |
| White text | 6.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5348C5 |
| RGB | rgb(83, 72, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 52%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.9% 0.187 280.9) |
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 #5348C5 | 6.77:1 | AA | Lc -87.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5348C5 | 3.10:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5348C5 text on white | 6.77:1 | AA | Lc 82.8 | Fine for body text |
| #5348C5 text on black | 3.10:1 | 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
#E6E8FC
oklch(93.5% 0.027 281.3)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FB
oklch(88.5% 0.051 280.4)
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Step 300
300
#B6BAFA
oklch(80.9% 0.09 281.4)
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Step 400
400
#9194F8
oklch(70.7% 0.145 280.7)
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Step 500
500
#7976F5
oklch(63.2% 0.185 280.8)
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Step 600
600
#645AE4
oklch(55.6% 0.202 280.8)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5348C5
oklch(48.9% 0.187 280.9)
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Step 800
800
#443DA0
oklch(42.7% 0.155 280.8)
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Step 900
900
#39357F
oklch(37.7% 0.121 281.3)
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Step 950
950
#21204A
oklch(27% 0.076 281.1)
#5348C5 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) | #0060C9 | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0057C3 | 0.072 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #0C6780 | 0.160 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5B5B5B | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5348C5
#5348C5
oklch(48.9% 0.187 280.9)
- #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 #5348C5, 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 0.024
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.027
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.031
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.046
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.047
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.050
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.059
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.062
Use #5348C5 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.