#5B38B0
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(45.3% 0.18 290.8), rgb(91, 56, 176).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.96:1).
About this color
#5B38B0 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 291°. 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 0.039 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.96:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (45%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.63:1 |
| White text | 7.96:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5B38B0 |
| RGB | rgb(91, 56, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 52%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.3% 0.18 290.8) |
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 #5B38B0 | 7.96:1 | AAA | Lc -91.7 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5B38B0 | 2.63:1 | Fails | Lc 17.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5B38B0 text on white | 7.96:1 | AAA | Lc 87.0 | Fine for body text |
| #5B38B0 text on black | 2.63:1 | Fails | Lc -15.1 | 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
#E9E7FD
oklch(93.6% 0.03 290)
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Step 200
200
#D8D3FE
oklch(88.5% 0.059 290.5)
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Step 300
300
#C0B5FF
oklch(80.9% 0.104 290.7)
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Step 400
400
#A28BFF
oklch(70.7% 0.166 290.7)
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Step 500
500
#8E67FF
oklch(63.1% 0.216 290.7)
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Step 600
600
#7A47EE
oklch(55.5% 0.234 290.7)
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Step 700
700
#6837CF
oklch(49.2% 0.217 290.9)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#5B38B0
oklch(45.3% 0.18 290.8)
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Step 900
900
#452C84
oklch(37.6% 0.14 291.2)
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Step 950
950
#281B4E
oklch(27% 0.09 290.9)
#5B38B0 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) | #0053B4 | 0.100 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004EAE | 0.098 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #40566F | 0.145 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5B38B0
#5B38B0
oklch(45.3% 0.18 290.8)
- #595B00
#595B00
oklch(45.4% 0.1 111.3)
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 #5B38B0, 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 0.039
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.043
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.044
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.046
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.057
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.058
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.062
- Chrysanthemum #560BAD ΔE 0.063
Use #5B38B0 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.