#5939B4
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(45.6% 0.184 288.9), rgb(89, 57, 180).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.86:1).
About this color
#5939B4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.184 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 0.031 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.86:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.66:1 |
| White text | 7.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5939B4 |
| RGB | rgb(89, 57, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 52%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.6% 0.184 288.9) |
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 #5939B4 | 7.86:1 | AAA | Lc -91.5 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5939B4 | 2.66:1 | Fails | Lc 17.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5939B4 text on white | 7.86:1 | AAA | Lc 86.7 | Fine for body text |
| #5939B4 text on black | 2.66:1 | Fails | Lc -15.4 | 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 800.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FE
oklch(93.6% 0.031 289.8)
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Step 200
200
#D7D3FF
oklch(88.4% 0.06 289.3)
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Step 300
300
#BEB6FF
oklch(80.9% 0.102 288.9)
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Step 400
400
#9F8CFF
oklch(70.7% 0.164 289.1)
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Step 500
500
#8A69FF
oklch(63.1% 0.213 288.9)
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Step 600
600
#7747F2
oklch(55.6% 0.239 289)
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Step 700
700
#6537D3
oklch(49.2% 0.222 289)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#5939B4
oklch(45.6% 0.184 288.9)
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Step 900
900
#432C87
oklch(37.7% 0.144 289.2)
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Step 950
950
#271B4F
oklch(27% 0.091 289.5)
#5939B4 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) | #0054B8 | 0.096 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004EB2 | 0.093 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #395872 | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5939B4
#5939B4
oklch(45.6% 0.184 288.9)
- #5C5B00
#5C5B00
oklch(45.7% 0.099 109)
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 #5939B4, 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 0.031
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.038
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.039
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.052
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.054
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.055
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.059
- Chrysanthemum #560BAD ΔE 0.065
Use #5939B4 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.