#4946D2
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48.9% 0.208 276.4), rgb(73, 70, 210).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.79:1).
About this color
#4946D2 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.208 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 0.030 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.79:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.208) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.08:1 |
| White text | 6.79:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4946D2 |
| RGB | rgb(73, 70, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 61%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.9% 0.208 276.4) |
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 #4946D2 | 6.79:1 | AA | Lc -87.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4946D2 | 3.08:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4946D2 text on white | 6.79:1 | AA | Lc 82.8 | Fine for body text |
| #4946D2 text on black | 3.08:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.1 | 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
#E4E9FE
oklch(93.7% 0.029 275.2)
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Step 200
200
#CFD7FF
oklch(88.6% 0.056 276.3)
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Step 300
300
#B0BBFF
oklch(80.8% 0.097 276.9)
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Step 400
400
#8895FF
oklch(70.6% 0.155 276.4)
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Step 500
500
#6E76FF
oklch(63.1% 0.2 276.5)
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Step 600
600
#5958F2
oklch(55.6% 0.224 276.5)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4946D2
oklch(48.9% 0.208 276.4)
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Step 800
800
#3C3BAA
oklch(42.7% 0.172 276.6)
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Step 900
900
#323587
oklch(37.8% 0.134 276.3)
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Step 950
950
#1D204F
oklch(27.1% 0.085 276.4)
#4946D2 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) | #0061D6 | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0055CF | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006B86 | 0.170 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5B5B5B | 0.209 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4946D2
#4946D2
oklch(48.9% 0.208 276.4)
- #715F00
#715F00
oklch(48.9% 0.101 96.1)
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 #4946D2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #4946D2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple #533CC6 ΔE 0.030
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.030
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.038
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.040
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.044
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.051
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.051
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.060
Use #4946D2 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.