#4550BD
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48.6% 0.17 273.9), rgb(69, 80, 189).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.69:1).
About this color
#4550BD is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.170 and its hue 274°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.047 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.69:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.13:1 |
| White text | 6.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4550BD |
| RGB | rgb(69, 80, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 48%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.6% 0.17 273.9) |
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 #4550BD | 6.69:1 | AA | Lc -87.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4550BD | 3.13:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4550BD text on white | 6.69:1 | AA | Lc 82.6 | Fine for body text |
| #4550BD text on black | 3.13:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.3 | 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
#CFD8F8
oklch(88.5% 0.045 273)
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Step 300
300
#B0BDF6
oklch(80.8% 0.082 274.5)
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Step 400
400
#8799F2
oklch(70.6% 0.132 273.9)
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Step 500
500
#6C7DED
oklch(63.1% 0.168 274.1)
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Step 600
600
#5563DC
oklch(55.5% 0.183 273.8)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4550BD
oklch(48.6% 0.17 273.9)
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Step 800
800
#39439A
oklch(42.6% 0.141 273.9)
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Step 900
900
#313A7B
oklch(37.8% 0.11 274)
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Step 950
950
#1C2248
oklch(26.9% 0.07 274)
#4550BD 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) | #0061C1 | 0.056 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0057BB | 0.050 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006A7E | 0.143 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5C5C5C | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4550BD
#4550BD
oklch(48.6% 0.17 273.9)
- #725D00
#725D00
oklch(48.5% 0.099 93.5)
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 #4550BD, 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 0.047
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.050
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.050
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.053
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.055
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.057
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.058
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.067
Use #4550BD 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.