#4834ED
Closest named color: Light Royal Blue (#3A2EFE). oklch(49.1% 0.257 276), rgb(72, 52, 237).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.02:1).
About this color
#4834ED is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.257 and its hue 276°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Royal Blue (#3A2EFE), ΔE 0.034 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.02:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.257) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Royal Blue (#3A2EFE) |
| Black text | 2.98:1 |
| White text | 7.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4834ED |
| RGB | rgb(72, 52, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 84%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.1% 0.257 276) |
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 #4834ED | 7.02:1 | AAA | Lc -88.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4834ED | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc 21.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4834ED text on white | 7.02:1 | AAA | Lc 83.0 | Fine for body text |
| #4834ED text on black | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc -18.9 | 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
#F3F5FF
oklch(97.2% 0.013 277.1)
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Step 100
100
#E4E9FF
oklch(93.7% 0.03 275.6)
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Step 200
200
#CED7FF
oklch(88.5% 0.056 275.2)
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Step 300
300
#AFBCFF
oklch(80.9% 0.096 275.6)
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Step 400
400
#8896FF
oklch(70.8% 0.153 276)
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Step 500
500
#6D76FF
oklch(63% 0.2 276.2)
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Step 600
600
#5752FF
oklch(55.7% 0.247 276.1)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4834ED
oklch(49.1% 0.257 276)
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Step 800
800
#3A2EBF
oklch(42.6% 0.213 276)
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Step 900
900
#302D97
oklch(37.7% 0.167 276.1)
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Step 950
950
#1B1C58
oklch(26.9% 0.105 275.9)
#4834ED 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) | #0061F2 | 0.087 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0051EA | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006D91 | 0.202 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.259 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4834ED
#4834ED
oklch(49.1% 0.257 276)
- #726000
#726000
oklch(49.2% 0.101 96.3)
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 #4834ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #4834ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Royal Blue #3A2EFE ΔE 0.034
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.039
- Blue Purple #5A06EF ΔE 0.043
- Purply Blue #661AEE ΔE 0.053
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.056
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.056
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.057
- Vibrant Blue #0339F8 ΔE 0.060
Use #4834ED 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.