#4745BC
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(46.7% 0.182 277.5), rgb(71, 69, 188).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.38:1).
About this color
#4745BC is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.182 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 7.38:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.84:1 |
| White text | 7.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4745BC |
| RGB | rgb(71, 69, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 47%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.7% 0.182 277.5) |
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 #4745BC | 7.38:1 | AAA | Lc -90.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #4745BC | 2.84:1 | Fails | Lc 18.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4745BC text on white | 7.38:1 | AAA | Lc 85.1 | Fine for body text |
| #4745BC text on black | 2.84:1 | Fails | Lc -16.9 | 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
#D1D7FA
oklch(88.6% 0.049 277.7)
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Step 300
300
#B2BCF9
oklch(80.9% 0.087 277.1)
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Step 400
400
#8C96F7
oklch(70.6% 0.141 277.7)
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Step 500
500
#7279F3
oklch(63.1% 0.179 277.5)
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Step 600
600
#5D5EE2
oklch(55.6% 0.196 277.6)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4745BC
oklch(46.7% 0.182 277.5)
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Step 800
800
#3F409F
oklch(42.8% 0.15 277.5)
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Step 900
900
#35377E
oklch(37.7% 0.118 277.9)
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Step 950
950
#1E214A
oklch(27% 0.075 277)
#4745BC 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) | #005BC0 | 0.067 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0051BA | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00637A | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4745BC
#4745BC
oklch(46.7% 0.182 277.5)
- #695A00
#695A00
oklch(46.8% 0.097 97.9)
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 #4745BC, 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 0.038
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.038
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.046
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.048
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.062
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.064
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.065
Use #4745BC 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.