#5841BC
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.4% 0.184 285.6), rgb(88, 65, 188).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.24:1).
About this color
#5841BC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.021 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.24:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.89:1 |
| White text | 7.24:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5841BC |
| RGB | rgb(88, 65, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 49%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.4% 0.184 285.6) |
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 #5841BC | 7.24:1 | AAA | Lc -89.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5841BC | 2.89:1 | Fails | Lc 19.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5841BC text on white | 7.24:1 | AAA | Lc 84.6 | Fine for body text |
| #5841BC text on black | 2.89:1 | Fails | Lc -17.4 | 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
#F4F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 286.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5F9
oklch(88.4% 0.049 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BBB9F8
oklch(81% 0.088 285.7)
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Step 400
400
#9992F5
oklch(70.7% 0.142 285.4)
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Step 500
500
#8373F1
oklch(63.2% 0.182 285.7)
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Step 600
600
#6E58DF
oklch(55.7% 0.197 285.5)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5841BC
oklch(47.4% 0.184 285.6)
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Step 800
800
#4B3B9D
oklch(42.7% 0.152 285.4)
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Step 900
900
#3E347C
oklch(37.7% 0.118 285.6)
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Step 950
950
#241F49
oklch(27% 0.075 285.6)
#5841BC 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) | #005AC0 | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0053BA | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #2F6079 | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5841BC
#5841BC
oklch(47.4% 0.184 285.6)
- #645F00
#645F00
oklch(47.5% 0.101 106.1)
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 #5841BC, 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 0.021
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.024
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.030
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.051
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.056
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.057
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.067
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.068
Use #5841BC 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.