#404DB4
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47% 0.162 273), rgb(64, 77, 180).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.14:1).
About this color
#404DB4 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.162 and its hue 273°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.051 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.14:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.162) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.93:1 |
| White text | 7.14:1 |
Values
| HEX | #404DB4 |
| RGB | rgb(64, 77, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 48%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47% 0.162 273) |
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 #404DB4 | 7.14:1 | AAA | Lc -89.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #404DB4 | 2.93:1 | Fails | Lc 19.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #404DB4 text on white | 7.14:1 | AAA | Lc 84.4 | Fine for body text |
| #404DB4 text on black | 2.93:1 | Fails | Lc -17.6 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FD
oklch(97.1% 0.011 274.9)
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Step 100
100
#E5E9FA
oklch(93.6% 0.023 275.4)
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Step 200
200
#CFD8F7
oklch(88.5% 0.044 272.7)
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Step 300
300
#AFBEF4
oklch(80.9% 0.078 272.5)
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Step 400
400
#879AEF
oklch(70.7% 0.126 273.2)
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Step 500
500
#6B7FE9
oklch(63.1% 0.16 273)
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Step 600
600
#5465D8
oklch(55.6% 0.176 273)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#404DB4
oklch(47% 0.162 273)
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Step 800
800
#394597
oklch(42.7% 0.134 273.1)
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Step 900
900
#303B78
oklch(37.7% 0.104 272.8)
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Step 950
950
#1C2346
oklch(27% 0.065 272.8)
#404DB4 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) | #005DB7 | 0.053 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0053B2 | 0.046 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006679 | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.163 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #404DB4
#404DB4
oklch(47% 0.162 273)
- #6E5900
#6E5900
oklch(47.1% 0.097 92.9)
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 #404DB4, 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 0.051
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.054
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.055
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.057
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.061
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.062
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.064
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.067
Use #404DB4 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.