#5842C1
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48% 0.189 284.7), rgb(88, 66, 193).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.08:1).
About this color
#5842C1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.189 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 0.017 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.08:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.189) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.96:1 |
| White text | 7.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5842C1 |
| RGB | rgb(88, 66, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 51%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48% 0.189 284.7) |
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 #5842C1 | 7.08:1 | AAA | Lc -89.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5842C1 | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc 20.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5842C1 text on white | 7.08:1 | AAA | Lc 84.0 | Fine for body text |
| #5842C1 text on black | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc -18.0 | 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
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FA
oklch(88.5% 0.051 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB9FA
oklch(81% 0.091 284.9)
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Step 400
400
#9892F7
oklch(70.8% 0.145 284.8)
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Step 500
500
#8173F4
oklch(63.2% 0.186 284.7)
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Step 600
600
#6C57E3
oklch(55.7% 0.203 284.5)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5842C1
oklch(48% 0.189 284.7)
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Step 800
800
#4A3A9F
oklch(42.6% 0.157 284.8)
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Step 900
900
#3D347E
oklch(37.8% 0.121 284.6)
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Step 950
950
#231F4A
oklch(27% 0.077 284.2)
#5842C1 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) | #005CC5 | 0.088 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0054BE | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #2A627C | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5842C1
#5842C1
oklch(48% 0.189 284.7)
- #676000
#676000
oklch(48% 0.102 104.6)
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 #5842C1, 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 0.019
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.025
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.050
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.054
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.054
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.061
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.061
Use #5842C1 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.