#4946C3
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.6% 0.189 277.5), rgb(73, 70, 195).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.12:1).
About this color
#4946C3 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.189 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 0.024 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.12:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.189) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.94:1 |
| White text | 7.12:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4946C3 |
| RGB | rgb(73, 70, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 51%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.6% 0.189 277.5) |
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 #4946C3 | 7.12:1 | AAA | Lc -89.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4946C3 | 2.94:1 | Fails | Lc 19.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4946C3 text on white | 7.12:1 | AAA | Lc 84.2 | Fine for body text |
| #4946C3 text on black | 2.94:1 | Fails | Lc -17.8 | 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
#B2BBFC
oklch(80.8% 0.092 278)
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Step 400
400
#8B96FA
oklch(70.7% 0.146 277.2)
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Step 500
500
#7178F7
oklch(63.1% 0.186 277.3)
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Step 600
600
#5C5CE6
oklch(55.5% 0.204 277.5)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4946C3
oklch(47.6% 0.189 277.5)
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Step 800
800
#3E3EA2
oklch(42.6% 0.157 277.4)
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Step 900
900
#343680
oklch(37.6% 0.122 277.6)
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Step 950
950
#1E214B
oklch(27.1% 0.077 276.9)
#4946C3 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) | #005DC7 | 0.068 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0053C1 | 0.059 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00667E | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4946C3
#4946C3
oklch(47.6% 0.189 277.5)
- #6C5C00
#6C5C00
oklch(47.6% 0.098 97.3)
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 #4946C3, 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 0.024
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.032
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.036
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.040
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.049
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.053
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.060
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.065
Use #4946C3 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.