#5C38B7
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(46% 0.188 290), rgb(92, 56, 183).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.76:1).
About this color
#5C38B7 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 290°. 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 7.76:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.70:1 |
| White text | 7.76:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5C38B7 |
| RGB | rgb(92, 56, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 53%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.188 290) |
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 #5C38B7 | 7.76:1 | AAA | Lc -91.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5C38B7 | 2.70:1 | Fails | Lc 17.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5C38B7 text on white | 7.76:1 | AAA | Lc 86.3 | Fine for body text |
| #5C38B7 text on black | 2.70:1 | Fails | Lc -15.8 | 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
#D8D4F9
oklch(88.5% 0.051 290.3)
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Step 300
300
#BFB7F8
oklch(80.9% 0.091 289.8)
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Step 400
400
#A08FF4
oklch(70.7% 0.145 289.9)
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Step 500
500
#8B6FF0
oklch(63.1% 0.186 290)
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Step 600
600
#7753DF
oklch(55.7% 0.203 290.1)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5C38B7
oklch(46% 0.188 290)
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Step 800
800
#51389C
oklch(42.7% 0.155 289.7)
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Step 900
900
#43317C
oklch(37.6% 0.122 290.4)
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Step 950
950
#271E49
oklch(27.1% 0.077 289.9)
#5C38B7 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) | #0055BB | 0.101 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004FB4 | 0.099 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3D5873 | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5C38B7
#5C38B7
oklch(46% 0.188 290)
- #5C5C00
#5C5C00
oklch(46% 0.1 109.8)
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 #5C38B7, 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 0.033
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.036
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.049
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.053
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.057
- Violet Blue #510AC9 ΔE 0.065
- Chrysanthemum #560BAD ΔE 0.065
Use #5C38B7 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.