#4B45C0
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.3% 0.186 278.7), rgb(75, 69, 192).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.21:1).
About this color
#4B45C0 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.186 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.022 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.21:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.91:1 |
| White text | 7.21:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4B45C0 |
| RGB | rgb(75, 69, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 49%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.3% 0.186 278.7) |
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 #4B45C0 | 7.21:1 | AAA | Lc -89.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4B45C0 | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc 19.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4B45C0 text on white | 7.21:1 | AAA | Lc 84.5 | Fine for body text |
| #4B45C0 text on black | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc -17.5 | 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
#E6E9FC
oklch(93.7% 0.026 278.7)
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Step 200
200
#D1D6FB
oklch(88.4% 0.051 279.2)
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Step 300
300
#B3BBFB
oklch(80.9% 0.091 278.6)
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Step 400
400
#8E95F8
oklch(70.6% 0.144 279)
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Step 500
500
#7477F5
oklch(63% 0.184 278.7)
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Step 600
600
#5F5CE4
oklch(55.6% 0.2 278.6)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4B45C0
oklch(47.3% 0.186 278.7)
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Step 800
800
#413EA0
oklch(42.7% 0.154 279)
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Step 900
900
#36367F
oklch(37.6% 0.12 278.9)
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Step 950
950
#1F214A
oklch(27.1% 0.075 278.1)
#4B45C0 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) | #005CC4 | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0052BE | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00647C | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4B45C0
#4B45C0
oklch(47.3% 0.186 278.7)
- #6A5C00
#6A5C00
oklch(47.4% 0.098 98.9)
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 #4B45C0, 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 0.022
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.031
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.038
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.039
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.052
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.058
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.060
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.064
Use #4B45C0 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.