#4C47BE
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.6% 0.181 278.9), rgb(76, 71, 190).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.11:1).
About this color
#4C47BE is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.181 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 0.026 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.11:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.95:1 |
| White text | 7.11:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4C47BE |
| RGB | rgb(76, 71, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 48%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.6% 0.181 278.9) |
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 #4C47BE | 7.11:1 | AAA | Lc -89.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4C47BE | 2.95:1 | Fails | Lc 19.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4C47BE text on white | 7.11:1 | AAA | Lc 84.2 | Fine for body text |
| #4C47BE text on black | 2.95:1 | Fails | Lc -17.8 | 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
#F3F5FD
oklch(97.1% 0.011 274.9)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9FB
oklch(93.7% 0.024 278.4)
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Step 200
200
#D1D7FA
oklch(88.6% 0.049 277.7)
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Step 300
300
#B4BBF9
oklch(80.9% 0.088 279.2)
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Step 400
400
#8E96F6
oklch(70.7% 0.14 278.6)
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Step 500
500
#7578F2
oklch(63.1% 0.179 278.9)
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Step 600
600
#605DE1
oklch(55.6% 0.195 279)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4C47BE
oklch(47.6% 0.181 278.9)
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Step 800
800
#413F9E
oklch(42.7% 0.15 278.9)
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Step 900
900
#36377D
oklch(37.7% 0.116 278.7)
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Step 950
950
#202149
oklch(27.1% 0.073 279.3)
#4C47BE 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) | #005DC2 | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0053BC | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00657C | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4C47BE
#4C47BE
oklch(47.6% 0.181 278.9)
- #6B5C00
#6B5C00
oklch(47.5% 0.098 98.1)
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 #4C47BE, 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 0.026
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.036
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.038
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.043
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.055
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.056
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.057
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.066
Use #4C47BE 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.