#5840AB
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(45.9% 0.163 288.6), rgb(88, 64, 171).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.67:1).
About this color
#5840AB is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.163 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.045 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.67:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.163) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.73:1 |
| White text | 7.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5840AB |
| RGB | rgb(88, 64, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 46%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.9% 0.163 288.6) |
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 #5840AB | 7.67:1 | AAA | Lc -91.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5840AB | 2.73:1 | Fails | Lc 17.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5840AB text on white | 7.67:1 | AAA | Lc 86.2 | Fine for body text |
| #5840AB text on black | 2.73:1 | Fails | Lc -15.8 | 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 800.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FC
oklch(93.6% 0.028 290.2)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4FB
oklch(88.5% 0.053 288.8)
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Step 300
300
#BEB7FB
oklch(80.9% 0.095 288.8)
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Step 400
400
#9E8EF9
oklch(70.6% 0.153 288.7)
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Step 500
500
#896EF6
oklch(63.2% 0.195 288.7)
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Step 600
600
#7451E5
oklch(55.6% 0.213 288.4)
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Step 700
700
#6240C7
oklch(49.1% 0.198 288.5)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#5840AB
oklch(45.9% 0.163 288.6)
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Step 900
900
#42317F
oklch(37.8% 0.126 288.9)
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Step 950
950
#261D4B
oklch(26.9% 0.082 288.7)
#5840AB 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) | #0055AE | 0.090 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0050A9 | 0.089 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3C596F | 0.134 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.164 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5840AB
#5840AB
oklch(45.9% 0.163 288.6)
- #5D5B00
#5D5B00
oklch(45.8% 0.099 108.3)
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 #5840AB, 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 0.045
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.045
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.046
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.047
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.054
- Dark Slate Blue #483D8B ΔE 0.059
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.067
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.070
Use #5840AB 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.