#4546BD
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(46.8% 0.182 276.4), rgb(69, 70, 189).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.33:1).
About this color
#4546BD is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.182 and its hue 276°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.030 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.33:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.86:1 |
| White text | 7.33:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4546BD |
| RGB | rgb(69, 70, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 48%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.8% 0.182 276.4) |
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 #4546BD | 7.33:1 | AAA | Lc -89.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4546BD | 2.86:1 | Fails | Lc 19.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4546BD text on white | 7.33:1 | AAA | Lc 85.0 | Fine for body text |
| #4546BD text on black | 2.86:1 | Fails | Lc -17.1 | 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
#E5E9FB
oklch(93.6% 0.025 275.9)
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Step 200
200
#D0D7FA
oklch(88.5% 0.049 276.4)
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Step 300
300
#B1BCFA
oklch(80.9% 0.089 276.4)
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Step 400
400
#8A97F7
oklch(70.7% 0.141 276.3)
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Step 500
500
#707AF4
oklch(63.2% 0.18 276.4)
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Step 600
600
#5A5FE2
oklch(55.6% 0.195 276.3)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4546BD
oklch(46.8% 0.182 276.4)
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Step 800
800
#3D409F
oklch(42.7% 0.151 276.5)
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Step 900
900
#33387E
oklch(37.7% 0.117 276.2)
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Step 950
950
#1E214A
oklch(27% 0.075 277)
#4546BD 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) | #005BC1 | 0.063 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0051BB | 0.055 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00647B | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.183 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4546BD
#4546BD
oklch(46.8% 0.182 276.4)
- #6A5900
#6A5900
oklch(46.7% 0.096 96.1)
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 #4546BD, 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 0.030
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.037
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.039
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.045
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.048
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.062
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.063
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.066
Use #4546BD 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.