#4C46C2
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.7% 0.187 278.8), rgb(76, 70, 194).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.08:1).
About this color
#4C46C2 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.187 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 7.08:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.96:1 |
| White text | 7.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4C46C2 |
| RGB | rgb(76, 70, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 50%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.7% 0.187 278.8) |
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 #4C46C2 | 7.08:1 | AAA | Lc -89.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4C46C2 | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc 20.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4C46C2 text on white | 7.08:1 | AAA | Lc 84.0 | Fine for body text |
| #4C46C2 text on black | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc -17.9 | 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 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
#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
#8E95F9
oklch(70.7% 0.145 279)
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Step 500
500
#7477F6
oklch(63.1% 0.186 278.6)
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Step 600
600
#5F5CE5
oklch(55.6% 0.202 278.6)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4C46C2
oklch(47.7% 0.187 278.8)
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Step 800
800
#413EA1
oklch(42.8% 0.155 278.9)
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Step 900
900
#36367F
oklch(37.6% 0.12 278.9)
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Step 950
950
#1F204B
oklch(26.9% 0.078 278.8)
#4C46C2 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) | #005DC6 | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0053C0 | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00657D | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4C46C2
#4C46C2
oklch(47.7% 0.187 278.8)
- #6B5D00
#6B5D00
oklch(47.7% 0.099 99)
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 #4C46C2, 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
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.036
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.040
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.053
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.054
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.057
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.064
Use #4C46C2 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.