#543BAE
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(45% 0.174 287.2), rgb(84, 59, 174).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.03:1).
About this color
#543BAE is a dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.174 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 0.038 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.03:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.61:1 |
| White text | 8.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #543BAE |
| RGB | rgb(84, 59, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 49%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.174 287.2) |
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 #543BAE | 8.03:1 | AAA | Lc -92.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #543BAE | 2.61:1 | Fails | Lc 16.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #543BAE text on white | 8.03:1 | AAA | Lc 87.3 | Fine for body text |
| #543BAE text on black | 2.61:1 | Fails | Lc -14.8 | 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
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8E7FD
oklch(93.5% 0.03 287.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D4FD
oklch(88.5% 0.056 287.4)
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Step 300
300
#BCB7FF
oklch(80.9% 0.101 287.1)
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Step 400
400
#9C8EFF
oklch(70.8% 0.161 287.2)
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Step 500
500
#866CFE
oklch(63.1% 0.208 287)
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Step 600
600
#724EED
oklch(55.6% 0.226 287)
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Step 700
700
#603DCE
oklch(49.1% 0.21 287)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#543BAE
oklch(45% 0.174 287.2)
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Step 900
900
#402F84
oklch(37.6% 0.136 287.1)
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Step 950
950
#251D4D
oklch(27% 0.085 286.9)
#543BAE 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) | #0053B2 | 0.088 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004DAC | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #32576F | 0.143 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #505050 | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #543BAE
#543BAE
oklch(45% 0.174 287.2)
- #5B5800
#5B5800
oklch(44.9% 0.096 107.4)
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 #543BAE, 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 0.038
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.047
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.048
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.048
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.050
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.056
- Dark Slate Blue #483D8B ΔE 0.060
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.064
Use #543BAE 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.