#5741BF
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.6% 0.188 284.7), rgb(87, 65, 191).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.20:1).
About this color
#5741BF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.017 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.20:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.91:1 |
| White text | 7.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5741BF |
| RGB | rgb(87, 65, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 50%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.6% 0.188 284.7) |
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 #5741BF | 7.20:1 | AAA | Lc -89.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5741BF | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc 19.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5741BF text on white | 7.20:1 | AAA | Lc 84.5 | Fine for body text |
| #5741BF text on black | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc -17.5 | 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
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FA
oklch(88.5% 0.051 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB9FA
oklch(81% 0.091 284.9)
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Step 400
400
#9892F7
oklch(70.8% 0.145 284.8)
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Step 500
500
#8173F3
oklch(63.1% 0.185 284.7)
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Step 600
600
#6C57E2
oklch(55.6% 0.202 284.6)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5741BF
oklch(47.6% 0.188 284.7)
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Step 800
800
#4A3B9F
oklch(42.8% 0.155 284.6)
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Step 900
900
#3D347E
oklch(37.8% 0.121 284.6)
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Step 950
950
#231F4A
oklch(27% 0.077 284.2)
#5741BF 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) | #005BC3 | 0.088 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0053BD | 0.083 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #29617A | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5741BF
#5741BF
oklch(47.6% 0.188 284.7)
- #665F00
#665F00
oklch(47.7% 0.101 104.6)
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 #5741BF, 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 0.017
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.022
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.026
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.048
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.054
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.057
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.064
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.065
Use #5741BF 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.