#5841BE
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.6% 0.186 285.3), rgb(88, 65, 190).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.20:1).
About this color
#5841BE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.186 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 0.019 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.20:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.91:1 |
| White text | 7.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5841BE |
| RGB | rgb(88, 65, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 49%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.6% 0.186 285.3) |
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 #5841BE | 7.20:1 | AAA | Lc -89.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5841BE | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc 19.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5841BE text on white | 7.20:1 | AAA | Lc 84.5 | Fine for body text |
| #5841BE 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
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FA
oklch(88.5% 0.051 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB9F9
oklch(80.9% 0.09 284.9)
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Step 400
400
#9992F6
oklch(70.8% 0.144 285.3)
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Step 500
500
#8273F2
oklch(63.2% 0.184 285.2)
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Step 600
600
#6D57E1
oklch(55.6% 0.201 285.1)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5841BE
oklch(47.6% 0.186 285.3)
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Step 800
800
#4B3B9E
oklch(42.8% 0.154 285.3)
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Step 900
900
#3E347D
oklch(37.8% 0.119 285.4)
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Step 950
950
#241F49
oklch(27% 0.075 285.6)
#5841BE 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) | #005BC2 | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0053BC | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #2D607A | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5841BE
#5841BE
oklch(47.6% 0.186 285.3)
- #655F00
#655F00
oklch(47.6% 0.101 105.3)
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 #5841BE, 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 0.019
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.022
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.027
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.050
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.055
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.057
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.065
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.066
Use #5841BE 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.