#4B44AF
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(45.7% 0.165 280.6), rgb(75, 68, 175).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.65:1).
About this color
#4B44AF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.165 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.041 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.65:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.165) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.74:1 |
| White text | 7.65:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4B44AF |
| RGB | rgb(75, 68, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 44%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.7% 0.165 280.6) |
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 #4B44AF | 7.65:1 | AAA | Lc -91.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #4B44AF | 2.74:1 | Fails | Lc 17.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4B44AF text on white | 7.65:1 | AAA | Lc 86.2 | Fine for body text |
| #4B44AF text on black | 2.74:1 | Fails | Lc -15.9 | 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 800.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FD
oklch(93.6% 0.028 281.5)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FD
oklch(88.5% 0.054 280.6)
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Step 300
300
#B5BAFE
oklch(80.9% 0.096 280.8)
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Step 400
400
#9093FE
oklch(70.7% 0.154 280.5)
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Step 500
500
#7873FC
oklch(63.1% 0.198 280.7)
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Step 600
600
#6357EB
oklch(55.6% 0.215 280.5)
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Step 700
700
#5346CC
oklch(49.1% 0.199 280.6)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#4B44AF
oklch(45.7% 0.165 280.6)
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Step 900
900
#383483
oklch(37.7% 0.129 280.5)
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Step 950
950
#201F4D
oklch(26.9% 0.083 280.3)
#4B44AF 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) | #0057B2 | 0.070 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004FAD | 0.066 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #155E73 | 0.141 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.165 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4B44AF
#4B44AF
oklch(45.7% 0.165 280.6)
- #635800
#635800
oklch(45.7% 0.095 101)
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 #4B44AF, 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 0.041
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.042
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.052
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.053
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.053
- Dark Slate Blue #483D8B ΔE 0.060
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.063
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.067
Use #4B44AF 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.