#5542C3
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.9% 0.192 283.1), rgb(85, 66, 195).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.11:1).
About this color
#5542C3 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.192 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 7.11:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.192) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.95:1 |
| White text | 7.11:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5542C3 |
| RGB | rgb(85, 66, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 52%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.9% 0.192 283.1) |
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 #5542C3 | 7.11:1 | AAA | Lc -89.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5542C3 | 2.95:1 | Fails | Lc 20.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5542C3 text on white | 7.11:1 | AAA | Lc 84.1 | Fine for body text |
| #5542C3 text on black | 2.95:1 | Fails | Lc -17.9 | 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
#D4D5FB
oklch(88.4% 0.052 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#B8B9FB
oklch(80.9% 0.093 283.4)
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Step 400
400
#9592F9
oklch(70.6% 0.148 283.2)
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Step 500
500
#7E73F6
oklch(63.1% 0.189 283.3)
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Step 600
600
#6957E5
oklch(55.6% 0.206 283.1)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5542C3
oklch(47.9% 0.192 283.1)
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Step 800
800
#483BA1
oklch(42.8% 0.158 283.2)
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Step 900
900
#3B3480
oklch(37.7% 0.124 282.9)
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Step 950
950
#221F4B
oklch(27% 0.079 282.8)
#5542C3 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) | #005CC7 | 0.084 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0054C0 | 0.079 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #1D637D | 0.161 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.193 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5542C3
#5542C3
oklch(47.9% 0.192 283.1)
- #685F00
#685F00
oklch(47.9% 0.101 103.1)
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 #5542C3, 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 0.022
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.022
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.044
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.053
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.056
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.059
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.060
Use #5542C3 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.