#5E37B3
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(45.8% 0.185 291.9), rgb(94, 55, 179).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.85:1).
About this color
#5E37B3 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.185 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 0.037 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.85:1.
| 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 | 2.67:1 |
| White text | 7.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5E37B3 |
| RGB | rgb(94, 55, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 53%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.8% 0.185 291.9) |
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 #5E37B3 | 7.85:1 | AAA | Lc -91.4 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5E37B3 | 2.67:1 | Fails | Lc 17.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5E37B3 text on white | 7.85:1 | AAA | Lc 86.6 | Fine for body text |
| #5E37B3 text on black | 2.67:1 | Fails | Lc -15.5 | 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
#D9D3FE
oklch(88.5% 0.059 291.5)
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Step 300
300
#C1B4FF
oklch(80.8% 0.105 291.8)
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Step 400
400
#A48AFF
oklch(70.7% 0.167 291.8)
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Step 500
500
#9066FF
oklch(63.1% 0.217 291.6)
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Step 600
600
#7D44F0
oklch(55.6% 0.24 291.8)
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Step 700
700
#6A33D1
oklch(49.1% 0.223 291.8)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#5E37B3
oklch(45.8% 0.185 291.9)
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Step 900
900
#462B86
oklch(37.7% 0.144 291.6)
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Step 950
950
#291A4E
oklch(26.9% 0.091 292.5)
#5E37B3 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) | #0054B7 | 0.105 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004FB1 | 0.103 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #445671 | 0.146 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5E37B3
#5E37B3
oklch(45.8% 0.185 291.9)
- #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 #5E37B3, 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 0.037
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.038
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.044
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.046
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.054
- Grape #7209B7 ΔE 0.062
- Chrysanthemum #560BAD ΔE 0.063
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.064
Use #5E37B3 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.