#5C35B6
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(45.5% 0.191 290.7), rgb(92, 53, 182).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.95:1).
About this color
#5C35B6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.191 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 0.033 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.95:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.191) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.63:1 |
| White text | 7.95:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5C35B6 |
| RGB | rgb(92, 53, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 55%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.5% 0.191 290.7) |
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 #5C35B6 | 7.95:1 | AAA | Lc -91.6 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5C35B6 | 2.63:1 | Fails | Lc 17.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5C35B6 text on white | 7.95:1 | AAA | Lc 86.9 | Fine for body text |
| #5C35B6 text on black | 2.63:1 | Fails | Lc -15.2 | 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
#E9E7FF
oklch(93.7% 0.032 289.6)
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Step 200
200
#D8D3FF
oklch(88.5% 0.06 290.3)
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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
#7B42F5
oklch(55.6% 0.247 290.6)
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Step 700
700
#6831D6
oklch(49.1% 0.231 290.4)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#5C35B6
oklch(45.5% 0.191 290.7)
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Step 900
900
#452A88
oklch(37.7% 0.148 290.7)
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Step 950
950
#281A50
oklch(27% 0.094 290.6)
#5C35B6 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) | #0053BA | 0.103 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004EB3 | 0.101 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3E5672 | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.192 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5C35B6
#5C35B6
oklch(45.5% 0.191 290.7)
- #5A5B00
#5A5B00
oklch(45.5% 0.1 110.5)
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 #5C35B6, 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 0.033
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.038
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.038
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.048
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.051
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.058
- Chrysanthemum #560BAD ΔE 0.059
- Violet Blue #510AC9 ΔE 0.061
Use #5C35B6 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.