#5B34B0
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(44.8% 0.185 291.6), rgb(91, 52, 176).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.19:1).
About this color
#5B34B0 is a dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.185 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.041 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.19:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.56:1 |
| White text | 8.19:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5B34B0 |
| RGB | rgb(91, 52, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 54%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.8% 0.185 291.6) |
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 #5B34B0 | 8.19:1 | AAA | Lc -92.3 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5B34B0 | 2.56:1 | Fails | Lc 16.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5B34B0 text on white | 8.19:1 | AAA | Lc 87.7 | Fine for body text |
| #5B34B0 text on black | 2.56:1 | Fails | Lc -14.5 | Not readable |
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
#EAE7FE
oklch(93.7% 0.031 291.8)
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Step 200
200
#D9D3FE
oklch(88.5% 0.059 291.5)
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Step 300
300
#C1B5FF
oklch(81% 0.104 291.3)
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Step 400
400
#A38AFF
oklch(70.7% 0.167 291.4)
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Step 500
500
#9066FF
oklch(63.1% 0.217 291.6)
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Step 600
600
#7C44F0
oklch(55.5% 0.24 291.5)
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Step 700
700
#6A33D1
oklch(49.1% 0.223 291.8)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#5B34B0
oklch(44.8% 0.185 291.6)
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Step 900
900
#462B86
oklch(37.7% 0.144 291.6)
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Step 950
950
#291A4E
oklch(26.9% 0.091 292.5)
#5B34B0 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) | #0051B4 | 0.103 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004CAE | 0.101 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #40546E | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #4F4F4F | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5B34B0
#5B34B0
oklch(44.8% 0.185 291.6)
- #575900
#575900
oklch(44.7% 0.098 111.3)
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 #5B34B0, 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 0.041
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.044
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.047
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.047
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.055
- Chrysanthemum #560BAD ΔE 0.055
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.060
- Grape #7209B7 ΔE 0.062
Use #5B34B0 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.