#5A06EF
Named color: Blue Purple. oklch(47.7% 0.279 283.5), rgb(90, 6, 239).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.75:1).
About this color
#5A06EF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.279 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. It is the named color Blue Purple. White text reads best on it, at 7.75:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.279) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue Purple |
| Black text | 2.70:1 |
| White text | 7.75:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5A06EF |
| RGB | rgb(90, 6, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 95%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.7% 0.279 283.5) |
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 #5A06EF | 7.75:1 | AAA | Lc -89.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5A06EF | 2.70:1 | Fails | Lc 19.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5A06EF text on white | 7.75:1 | AAA | Lc 84.4 | Fine for body text |
| #5A06EF text on black | 2.70:1 | Fails | Lc -17.6 | 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
#F4F4FF
oklch(97% 0.015 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FF
oklch(93.6% 0.031 281.8)
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Step 200
200
#D3D5FF
oklch(88.5% 0.058 283)
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Step 300
300
#B8B8FF
oklch(80.8% 0.1 283.9)
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Step 400
400
#9590FF
oklch(70.6% 0.159 283.6)
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Step 500
500
#7E6FFF
oklch(63% 0.206 283.5)
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Step 600
600
#6B46FF
oklch(55.5% 0.255 283.5)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5A06EF
oklch(47.7% 0.279 283.5)
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Step 800
800
#4B1CC5
oklch(42.7% 0.231 283.4)
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Step 900
900
#3D239B
oklch(37.7% 0.18 283.5)
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Step 950
950
#23175B
oklch(27% 0.115 283.7)
#5A06EF 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) | #0059F4 | 0.117 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004BEC | 0.101 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00628C | 0.222 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.281 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5A06EF
#5A06EF
oklch(47.7% 0.279 283.5)
- #675F00
#675F00
oklch(47.8% 0.101 103.8)
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 #5A06EF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #5A06EF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purply Blue #661AEE ΔE 0.027
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.041
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.050
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.050
- Light Royal Blue #3A2EFE ΔE 0.061
- Violet Blue #510AC9 ΔE 0.063
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.066
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.076
Use #5A06EF 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.