#5E36B3
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(45.6% 0.186 292), rgb(94, 54, 179).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.91:1).
About this color
#5E36B3 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.186 and its hue 292°. 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 0.038 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.91:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.65:1 |
| White text | 7.91:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5E36B3 |
| RGB | rgb(94, 54, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 54%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.6% 0.186 292) |
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 #5E36B3 | 7.91:1 | AAA | Lc -91.5 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5E36B3 | 2.65:1 | Fails | Lc 17.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5E36B3 text on white | 7.91:1 | AAA | Lc 86.8 | Fine for body text |
| #5E36B3 text on black | 2.65:1 | Fails | Lc -15.3 | 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
#EAE7FE
oklch(93.7% 0.031 291.8)
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Step 200
200
#D9D3FF
oklch(88.6% 0.06 291.4)
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Step 300
300
#C2B4FF
oklch(80.9% 0.105 292.4)
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Step 400
400
#A48AFF
oklch(70.7% 0.167 291.8)
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Step 500
500
#9165FF
oklch(63.1% 0.218 292.1)
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Step 600
600
#7E43F1
oklch(55.7% 0.242 292.1)
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Step 700
700
#6B32D2
oklch(49.2% 0.225 292.2)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#5E36B3
oklch(45.6% 0.186 292)
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Step 900
900
#462A86
oklch(37.6% 0.145 291.9)
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Step 950
950
#291A4E
oklch(26.9% 0.091 292.5)
#5E36B3 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) | #0053B7 | 0.106 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004FB1 | 0.104 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #445670 | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5E36B3
#5E36B3
oklch(45.6% 0.186 292)
- #595C00
#595C00
oklch(45.7% 0.101 112)
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 #5E36B3, 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 0.038
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.040
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.044
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.046
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.053
- Grape #7209B7 ΔE 0.061
- Chrysanthemum #560BAD ΔE 0.061
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.064
Use #5E36B3 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.