#4544BD
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(46.5% 0.184 276.8), rgb(69, 68, 189).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.46:1).
About this color
#4544BD is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 277°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.028 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.46:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.81:1 |
| White text | 7.46:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4544BD |
| RGB | rgb(69, 68, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 48%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.5% 0.184 276.8) |
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 #4544BD | 7.46:1 | AAA | Lc -90.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #4544BD | 2.81:1 | Fails | Lc 18.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4544BD text on white | 7.46:1 | AAA | Lc 85.4 | Fine for body text |
| #4544BD text on black | 2.81:1 | Fails | Lc -16.6 | 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
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E5E9FC
oklch(93.7% 0.026 276.4)
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Step 200
200
#D0D7FB
oklch(88.5% 0.05 276.6)
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Step 300
300
#B1BCFA
oklch(80.9% 0.089 276.4)
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Step 400
400
#8B96F8
oklch(70.6% 0.143 277.2)
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Step 500
500
#7079F5
oklch(63.1% 0.183 276.7)
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Step 600
600
#5B5EE4
oklch(55.6% 0.199 276.8)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4544BD
oklch(46.5% 0.184 276.8)
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Step 800
800
#3D40A0
oklch(42.8% 0.152 276.5)
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Step 900
900
#34377F
oklch(37.7% 0.119 277.2)
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Step 950
950
#1E214A
oklch(27% 0.075 277)
#4544BD 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) | #005AC1 | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0050BB | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00637A | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #555555 | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4544BD
#4544BD
oklch(46.5% 0.184 276.8)
- #695900
#695900
oklch(46.6% 0.096 97)
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 #4544BD, 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 0.028
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.034
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.037
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.044
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.048
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.063
- Sapphire #2138AB ΔE 0.065
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.065
Use #4544BD 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.