#5D38B4
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(45.9% 0.185 291), rgb(93, 56, 180).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.80:1).
About this color
#5D38B4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.185 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 0.035 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.80:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.69:1 |
| White text | 7.80:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5D38B4 |
| RGB | rgb(93, 56, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 53%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.9% 0.185 291) |
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 #5D38B4 | 7.80:1 | AAA | Lc -91.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5D38B4 | 2.69:1 | Fails | Lc 17.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5D38B4 text on white | 7.80:1 | AAA | Lc 86.5 | Fine for body text |
| #5D38B4 text on black | 2.69:1 | Fails | Lc -15.6 | 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
#E9E7FE
oklch(93.6% 0.031 289.8)
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Step 200
200
#D9D3FF
oklch(88.6% 0.06 291.4)
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Step 300
300
#C0B5FF
oklch(80.9% 0.104 290.7)
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Step 400
400
#A38AFF
oklch(70.7% 0.167 291.4)
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Step 500
500
#8F67FF
oklch(63.2% 0.216 291.1)
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Step 600
600
#7B45F1
oklch(55.6% 0.24 290.8)
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Step 700
700
#6934D2
oklch(49.2% 0.223 291.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#5D38B4
oklch(45.9% 0.185 291)
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Step 900
900
#452B86
oklch(37.6% 0.144 291)
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Step 950
950
#281B4F
oklch(27.1% 0.091 290.5)
#5D38B4 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) | #0054B8 | 0.103 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004FB2 | 0.101 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #415771 | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5D38B4
#5D38B4
oklch(45.9% 0.185 291)
- #5B5C00
#5B5C00
oklch(45.9% 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 #5D38B4, 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 0.035
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.037
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.041
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.048
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.053
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.061
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.064
- Chrysanthemum #560BAD ΔE 0.065
Use #5D38B4 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.