#5542BA
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.1% 0.18 284.3), rgb(85, 66, 186).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.30:1).
About this color
#5542BA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.023 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.30:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.87:1 |
| White text | 7.30:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5542BA |
| RGB | rgb(85, 66, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 48%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.1% 0.18 284.3) |
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 #5542BA | 7.30:1 | AAA | Lc -89.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5542BA | 2.87:1 | Fails | Lc 19.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5542BA text on white | 7.30:1 | AAA | Lc 84.9 | Fine for body text |
| #5542BA text on black | 2.87:1 | Fails | Lc -17.1 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5F9
oklch(88.4% 0.049 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#B9B9F8
oklch(80.8% 0.089 284.2)
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Step 400
400
#9793F4
oklch(70.7% 0.14 284.1)
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Step 500
500
#8075EF
oklch(63.1% 0.177 284.2)
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Step 600
600
#6B59DE
oklch(55.5% 0.195 284.3)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5542BA
oklch(47.1% 0.18 284.3)
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Step 800
800
#493C9C
oklch(42.7% 0.15 284.2)
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Step 900
900
#3D357C
oklch(37.8% 0.116 284.5)
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Step 950
950
#232048
oklch(27% 0.072 283.9)
#5542BA 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) | #005ABE | 0.084 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0052B8 | 0.080 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #296078 | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5542BA
#5542BA
oklch(47.1% 0.18 284.3)
- #655D00
#655D00
oklch(47.1% 0.099 103.7)
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 #5542BA, 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 0.023
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.030
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.033
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.050
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.058
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.060
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.063
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.067
Use #5542BA 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.