#4949CA
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48.7% 0.194 276.4), rgb(73, 73, 202).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.79:1).
About this color
#4949CA is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.194 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 6.79:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.194) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.08:1 |
| White text | 6.79:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4949CA |
| RGB | rgb(73, 73, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 55%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.7% 0.194 276.4) |
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 #4949CA | 6.79:1 | AA | Lc -87.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4949CA | 3.08:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4949CA text on white | 6.79:1 | AA | Lc 82.9 | Fine for body text |
| #4949CA text on black | 3.08:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.0 | 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
#E5E9FD
oklch(93.7% 0.027 276.8)
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Step 200
200
#CFD7FC
oklch(88.5% 0.052 275.7)
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Step 300
300
#B0BCFE
oklch(81% 0.094 276.1)
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Step 400
400
#8996FD
oklch(70.8% 0.15 276.4)
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Step 500
500
#6E78FB
oklch(63.2% 0.192 276.1)
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Step 600
600
#595CEA
oklch(55.6% 0.209 276.3)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4949CA
oklch(48.7% 0.194 276.4)
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Step 800
800
#3C3EA4
oklch(42.7% 0.161 276.3)
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Step 900
900
#333682
oklch(37.6% 0.125 276.8)
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Step 950
950
#1D214C
oklch(27.1% 0.078 275.8)
#4949CA 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) | #0061CE | 0.068 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0055C7 | 0.057 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006A83 | 0.161 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5B5B5B | 0.195 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4949CA
#4949CA
oklch(48.7% 0.194 276.4)
- #705F00
#705F00
oklch(48.7% 0.1 96.9)
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 #4949CA, 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 0.034
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.041
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.041
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.041
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.051
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.056
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.062
Use #4949CA 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.