#5F3564
Closest named color: Purple Brown (#673A3F). oklch(40% 0.092 323.2), rgb(95, 53, 100).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.63:1).
About this color
#5F3564 is a dark, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 40%, its chroma 0.092 and its hue 323°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Purple Brown (#673A3F), ΔE 0.071 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.63:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | dark (40%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.092) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Purple Brown (#673A3F) |
| Black text | 2.17:1 |
| White text | 9.63:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5F3564 |
| RGB | rgb(95, 53, 100) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 31%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40% 0.092 323.2) |
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 #5F3564 | 9.63:1 | AAA | Lc -96.3 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5F3564 | 2.17:1 | Fails | Lc 11.9 | Not readable |
| #5F3564 text on white | 9.63:1 | AAA | Lc 92.1 | Preferred for body text |
| #5F3564 text on black | 2.17:1 | Fails | Lc -10.3 | Not readable |
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 900.
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Step 50
50
#F9F3F9
oklch(97% 0.01 325.7)
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Step 100
100
#F1E6F2
oklch(93.7% 0.02 323.2)
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Step 200
200
#E6D1E8
oklch(88.5% 0.038 323.2)
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Step 300
300
#D7B2DB
oklch(80.9% 0.07 323)
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Step 400
400
#C289C8
oklch(70.8% 0.109 323.4)
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Step 500
500
#B169BA
oklch(63% 0.141 323)
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Step 600
600
#9D4FA6
oklch(55.6% 0.153 323.4)
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Step 700
700
#863F8E
oklch(49.1% 0.143 323.5)
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Step 800
800
#6D3573
oklch(42.7% 0.117 323.6)
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Step 900
900 (this color)
#5F3564
oklch(40% 0.092 323.2)
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Step 950
950
#341C37
oklch(27.1% 0.058 322.9)
#5F3564 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) | #2F4266 | 0.085 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3B4663 | 0.075 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #603A47 | 0.056 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #454545 | 0.092 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5F3564
#5F3564
oklch(40% 0.092 323.2)
- #265424
#265424
oklch(40.1% 0.092 142.9)
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 #5F3564, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.071
- Grape Purple #5D1451 ΔE 0.072
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.077
- Dark Slate Blue #483D8B ΔE 0.077
- Velvet #750851 ΔE 0.081
- Rich Purple #720058 ΔE 0.084
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.090
- Dusk #4E5481 ΔE 0.090
Use #5F3564 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.