#4A47C2
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.8% 0.186 277.8), rgb(74, 71, 194).
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White text reads best on this color (7.06:1).
About this color
#4A47C2 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.186 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 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.06:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.97:1 |
| White text | 7.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4A47C2 |
| RGB | rgb(74, 71, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 50%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.8% 0.186 277.8) |
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 #4A47C2 | 7.06:1 | AAA | Lc -88.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4A47C2 | 2.97:1 | Fails | Lc 20.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4A47C2 text on white | 7.06:1 | AAA | Lc 84.0 | Fine for body text |
| #4A47C2 text on black | 2.97:1 | Fails | Lc -18.0 | 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
#E5E9FC
oklch(93.7% 0.026 276.4)
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Step 200
200
#D1D7FB
oklch(88.6% 0.05 277.9)
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Step 300
300
#B2BBFB
oklch(80.8% 0.091 278)
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Step 400
400
#8C96F9
oklch(70.8% 0.144 277.7)
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Step 500
500
#7278F6
oklch(63.1% 0.185 277.6)
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Step 600
600
#5D5DE4
oklch(55.6% 0.2 277.7)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4A47C2
oklch(47.8% 0.186 277.8)
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Step 800
800
#3F3FA0
oklch(42.7% 0.153 277.7)
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Step 900
900
#35377F
oklch(37.8% 0.119 277.8)
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Step 950
950
#1F214B
oklch(27.1% 0.076 278)
#4A47C2 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) | #005EC6 | 0.069 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0053C0 | 0.060 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00667E | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4A47C2
#4A47C2
oklch(47.8% 0.186 277.8)
- #6C5D00
#6C5D00
oklch(47.8% 0.099 98.2)
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 #4A47C2, 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 0.025
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.033
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.039
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.039
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.051
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.053
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.057
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.067
Use #4A47C2 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.