#5442C1
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.6% 0.189 283), rgb(84, 66, 193).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.17:1).
About this color
#5442C1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.189 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.014 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.17:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.189) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.92:1 |
| White text | 7.17:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5442C1 |
| RGB | rgb(84, 66, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 51%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.6% 0.189 283) |
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 #5442C1 | 7.17:1 | AAA | Lc -89.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5442C1 | 2.92:1 | Fails | Lc 19.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5442C1 text on white | 7.17:1 | AAA | Lc 84.3 | Fine for body text |
| #5442C1 text on black | 2.92:1 | Fails | Lc -17.6 | 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
#E7E8FC
oklch(93.6% 0.027 283.6)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6FB
oklch(88.6% 0.051 282.9)
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Step 300
300
#B8B9FB
oklch(80.9% 0.093 283.4)
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Step 400
400
#9593F8
oklch(70.8% 0.145 282.9)
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Step 500
500
#7D74F5
oklch(63.1% 0.187 282.8)
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Step 600
600
#6958E4
oklch(55.6% 0.204 283.1)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5442C1
oklch(47.6% 0.189 283)
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Step 800
800
#473BA0
oklch(42.6% 0.157 282.9)
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Step 900
900
#3B347F
oklch(37.7% 0.122 283)
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Step 950
950
#221F4A
oklch(26.9% 0.077 283)
#5442C1 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) | #005CC5 | 0.084 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0053BF | 0.077 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #1C627C | 0.159 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5442C1
#5442C1
oklch(47.6% 0.189 283)
- #675E00
#675E00
oklch(47.6% 0.1 103)
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 #5442C1, 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 0.014
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.024
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.025
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.044
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.055
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.057
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.061
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.063
Use #5442C1 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.