#5742C4
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48.1% 0.193 283.8), rgb(87, 66, 196).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.04:1).
About this color
#5742C4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.193 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 0.015 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.04:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.193) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.98:1 |
| White text | 7.04:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5742C4 |
| RGB | rgb(87, 66, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 52%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.1% 0.193 283.8) |
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 #5742C4 | 7.04:1 | AAA | Lc -88.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5742C4 | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc 20.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5742C4 text on white | 7.04:1 | AAA | Lc 83.8 | Fine for body text |
| #5742C4 text on black | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc -18.1 | 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
#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
#B9B9FB
oklch(80.9% 0.093 284.1)
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Step 400
400
#9692F9
oklch(70.7% 0.148 283.7)
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Step 500
500
#7F72F6
oklch(63% 0.191 284)
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Step 600
600
#6B56E5
oklch(55.6% 0.207 284.1)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5742C4
oklch(48.1% 0.193 283.8)
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Step 800
800
#493AA1
oklch(42.7% 0.159 284)
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Step 900
900
#3C3380
oklch(37.6% 0.125 283.9)
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Step 950
950
#231F4B
oklch(27.1% 0.079 283.9)
#5742C4 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) | #005DC8 | 0.087 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0054C1 | 0.082 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #23637D | 0.162 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.193 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5742C4
#5742C4
oklch(48.1% 0.193 283.8)
- #686000
#686000
oklch(48.1% 0.102 103.9)
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 #5742C4, 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
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.019
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.021
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.047
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.053
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.055
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.058
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.058
Use #5742C4 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.