#4A4BC7
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48.9% 0.188 276.5), rgb(74, 75, 199).
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White text reads best on this color (6.72:1).
About this color
#4A4BC7 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 277°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.032 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.72:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.12:1 |
| White text | 6.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4A4BC7 |
| RGB | rgb(74, 75, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 53%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.9% 0.188 276.5) |
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 #4A4BC7 | 6.72:1 | AA | Lc -87.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4A4BC7 | 3.12:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4A4BC7 text on white | 6.72:1 | AA | Lc 82.7 | Fine for body text |
| #4A4BC7 text on black | 3.12:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.3 | 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
#B1BCFC
oklch(81% 0.091 276.6)
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Step 400
400
#8A96FA
oklch(70.7% 0.146 276.8)
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Step 500
500
#6F79F7
oklch(63.2% 0.185 276.3)
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Step 600
600
#5A5DE6
oklch(55.5% 0.203 276.6)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4A4BC7
oklch(48.9% 0.188 276.5)
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Step 800
800
#3D3FA2
oklch(42.7% 0.156 276.6)
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Step 900
900
#333780
oklch(37.7% 0.121 276.5)
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Step 950
950
#1E214B
oklch(27.1% 0.077 276.9)
#4A4BC7 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) | #0061CB | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0056C5 | 0.057 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006A82 | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5C5C5C | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4A4BC7
#4A4BC7
oklch(48.9% 0.188 276.5)
- #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 #4A4BC7, 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 0.032
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.038
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.040
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.041
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.046
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.051
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.054
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.064
Use #4A4BC7 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.