#4748C2
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.7% 0.186 276.4), rgb(71, 72, 194).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.06:1).
About this color
#4748C2 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.186 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 0.029 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.06:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.97:1 |
| White text | 7.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4748C2 |
| RGB | rgb(71, 72, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 50%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.7% 0.186 276.4) |
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 #4748C2 | 7.06:1 | AAA | Lc -88.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4748C2 | 2.97:1 | Fails | Lc 20.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4748C2 text on white | 7.06:1 | AAA | Lc 84.0 | Fine for body text |
| #4748C2 text on black | 2.97:1 | Fails | Lc -18.0 | 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
#B1BCFB
oklch(80.9% 0.09 276.5)
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Step 400
400
#8A97F9
oklch(70.8% 0.143 276.4)
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Step 500
500
#6F79F6
oklch(63.1% 0.184 276.3)
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Step 600
600
#5A5EE5
oklch(55.6% 0.2 276.4)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4748C2
oklch(47.7% 0.186 276.4)
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Step 800
800
#3D40A1
oklch(42.8% 0.154 276.4)
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Step 900
900
#33377F
oklch(37.6% 0.12 276.6)
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Step 950
950
#1E214B
oklch(27.1% 0.077 276.9)
#4748C2 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) | #005EC6 | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0053C0 | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00677E | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4748C2
#4748C2
oklch(47.7% 0.186 276.4)
- #6D5C00
#6D5C00
oklch(47.7% 0.098 96.5)
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 #4748C2, 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 0.029
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.037
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.039
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.044
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.048
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.052
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.059
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.070
Use #4748C2 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.