#4847B7
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(46.7% 0.172 277.8), rgb(72, 71, 183).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.34:1).
About this color
#4847B7 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.172 and its hue 278°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.035 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.34:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.172) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.86:1 |
| White text | 7.34:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4847B7 |
| RGB | rgb(72, 71, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 44%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.7% 0.172 277.8) |
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 #4847B7 | 7.34:1 | AAA | Lc -89.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4847B7 | 2.86:1 | Fails | Lc 19.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4847B7 text on white | 7.34:1 | AAA | Lc 85.1 | Fine for body text |
| #4847B7 text on black | 2.86:1 | Fails | Lc -17.0 | 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
#F3F5FD
oklch(97.1% 0.011 274.9)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9FA
oklch(93.7% 0.023 277.9)
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Step 200
200
#D1D7F8
oklch(88.5% 0.046 277.3)
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Step 300
300
#B3BCF7
oklch(80.9% 0.084 277.6)
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Step 400
400
#8D97F2
oklch(70.6% 0.133 277.7)
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Step 500
500
#737AEE
oklch(63% 0.171 277.7)
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Step 600
600
#5E60DC
oklch(55.6% 0.185 277.8)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4847B7
oklch(46.7% 0.172 277.8)
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Step 800
800
#40419A
oklch(42.7% 0.142 278.1)
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Step 900
900
#35387B
oklch(37.6% 0.112 277.7)
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Step 950
950
#1F2148
oklch(26.9% 0.071 278.2)
#4847B7 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) | #005BBB | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0051B5 | 0.059 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006378 | 0.147 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.173 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4847B7
#4847B7
oklch(46.7% 0.172 277.8)
- #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 #4847B7, 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 0.035
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.045
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.046
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.049
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.054
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.055
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.063
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.067
Use #4847B7 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.