#5A3AB5
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(46% 0.184 289), rgb(90, 58, 181).
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White text reads best on this color (7.75:1).
About this color
#5A3AB5 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 0.030 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.75:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.70:1 |
| White text | 7.75:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5A3AB5 |
| RGB | rgb(90, 58, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 51%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.184 289) |
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 #5A3AB5 | 7.75:1 | AAA | Lc -91.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5A3AB5 | 2.70:1 | Fails | Lc 17.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5A3AB5 text on white | 7.75:1 | AAA | Lc 86.3 | Fine for body text |
| #5A3AB5 text on black | 2.70:1 | Fails | Lc -15.7 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4F9
oklch(88.4% 0.051 289)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F7
oklch(81% 0.088 288.6)
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Step 400
400
#9F90F3
oklch(70.7% 0.142 289.2)
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Step 500
500
#8971EE
oklch(63.1% 0.181 289)
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Step 600
600
#7555DD
oklch(55.7% 0.198 289.2)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5A3AB5
oklch(46% 0.184 289)
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Step 800
800
#50399B
oklch(42.7% 0.152 289.1)
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Step 900
900
#42337B
oklch(37.8% 0.117 289.1)
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Step 950
950
#261E48
oklch(26.9% 0.075 289.1)
#5A3AB5 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) | #0055B9 | 0.097 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004FB3 | 0.094 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3A5973 | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5A3AB5
#5A3AB5
oklch(46% 0.184 289)
- #5D5C00
#5D5C00
oklch(46.1% 0.1 109)
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 #5A3AB5, 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 0.030
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.035
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.038
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.052
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.054
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.056
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.061
- Chrysanthemum #560BAD ΔE 0.067
Use #5A3AB5 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.