#5543C6
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48.3% 0.194 282.6), rgb(85, 67, 198).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.98:1).
About this color
#5543C6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.194 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 0.015 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.98:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.194) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.00:1 |
| White text | 6.98:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5543C6 |
| RGB | rgb(85, 67, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 53%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.3% 0.194 282.6) |
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 #5543C6 | 6.98:1 | AA | Lc -88.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5543C6 | 3.00:1 | AA large text | Lc 20.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5543C6 text on white | 6.98:1 | AA | Lc 83.6 | Fine for body text |
| #5543C6 text on black | 3.00:1 | AA large text | Lc -18.3 | 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
#D3D6FC
oklch(88.6% 0.052 281.7)
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Step 300
300
#B7B9FC
oklch(80.8% 0.094 282.7)
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Step 400
400
#9492FB
oklch(70.7% 0.151 282.7)
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Step 500
500
#7C73F8
oklch(63.1% 0.192 282.4)
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Step 600
600
#6857E7
oklch(55.6% 0.209 282.6)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5543C6
oklch(48.3% 0.194 282.6)
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Step 800
800
#473AA2
oklch(42.6% 0.161 282.8)
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Step 900
900
#3B3481
oklch(37.8% 0.125 282.7)
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Step 950
950
#221F4B
oklch(27% 0.079 282.8)
#5543C6 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) | #005DCA | 0.083 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0055C3 | 0.078 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #17647F | 0.163 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.195 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5543C6
#5543C6
oklch(48.3% 0.194 282.6)
- #6A6000
#6A6000
oklch(48.3% 0.101 102.4)
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 #5543C6, 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 0.015
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.021
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.022
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.045
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.054
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.054
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.054
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.056
Use #5543C6 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.