#5C39B0
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(45.6% 0.179 291.1), rgb(92, 57, 176).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.87:1).
About this color
#5C39B0 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.179 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 7.87:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.179) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.66:1 |
| White text | 7.87:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5C39B0 |
| RGB | rgb(92, 57, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 51%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.6% 0.179 291.1) |
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 #5C39B0 | 7.87:1 | AAA | Lc -91.5 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5C39B0 | 2.66:1 | Fails | Lc 17.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5C39B0 text on white | 7.87:1 | AAA | Lc 86.7 | Fine for body text |
| #5C39B0 text on black | 2.66:1 | Fails | Lc -15.4 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FD
oklch(93.6% 0.03 290)
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Step 200
200
#D9D3FD
oklch(88.5% 0.058 291.7)
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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
#8F67FE
oklch(63.1% 0.214 291.2)
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Step 600
600
#7B48ED
oklch(55.6% 0.232 291.1)
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Step 700
700
#6837CE
oklch(49.1% 0.216 291.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#5C39B0
oklch(45.6% 0.179 291.1)
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Step 900
900
#452D84
oklch(37.8% 0.139 291)
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Step 950
950
#281B4D
oklch(26.9% 0.088 291.3)
#5C39B0 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 | 0.101 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004FAE | 0.099 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #415670 | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.179 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5C39B0
#5C39B0
oklch(45.6% 0.179 291.1)
- #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 #5C39B0, 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 0.042
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.043
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.047
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.058
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.060
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.064
- Chrysanthemum #560BAD ΔE 0.065
Use #5C39B0 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.