#5743C2
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48.1% 0.189 283.9), rgb(87, 67, 194).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.03:1).
About this color
#5743C2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.189 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 0.017 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.03:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.189) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.98:1 |
| White text | 7.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5743C2 |
| RGB | rgb(87, 67, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 51%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.1% 0.189 283.9) |
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 #5743C2 | 7.03:1 | AAA | Lc -88.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5743C2 | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc 20.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5743C2 text on white | 7.03:1 | AAA | Lc 83.8 | Fine for body text |
| #5743C2 text on black | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc -18.2 | 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
#D4D5FA
oklch(88.4% 0.051 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#B9B9FA
oklch(80.9% 0.091 284.2)
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Step 400
400
#9692F8
oklch(70.7% 0.147 283.8)
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Step 500
500
#7F73F4
oklch(63% 0.187 283.9)
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Step 600
600
#6B57E3
oklch(55.6% 0.203 284.1)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5743C2
oklch(48.1% 0.189 283.9)
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Step 800
800
#493BA0
oklch(42.8% 0.157 283.9)
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Step 900
900
#3C347F
oklch(37.7% 0.122 283.7)
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Step 950
950
#231F4A
oklch(27% 0.077 284.2)
#5743C2 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) | #005DC6 | 0.086 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0055BF | 0.082 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #25637C | 0.160 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5743C2
#5743C2
oklch(48.1% 0.189 283.9)
- #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 #5743C2, 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 0.020
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.025
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.049
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.053
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.056
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.059
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.061
Use #5743C2 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.