#4D46BB
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.2% 0.178 279.8), rgb(77, 70, 187).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.21:1).
About this color
#4D46BB is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.178 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.027 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.21:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.178) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.90:1 |
| White text | 7.21:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4D46BB |
| RGB | rgb(77, 70, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 46%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.2% 0.178 279.8) |
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 #4D46BB | 7.21:1 | AAA | Lc -89.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4D46BB | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc 19.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4D46BB text on white | 7.21:1 | AAA | Lc 84.6 | Fine for body text |
| #4D46BB text on black | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc -17.4 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FB
oklch(93.5% 0.026 281.1)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6F9
oklch(88.4% 0.048 280.2)
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Step 300
300
#B5BBF8
oklch(80.9% 0.086 279.9)
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Step 400
400
#9095F4
oklch(70.6% 0.138 279.9)
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Step 500
500
#7778F0
oklch(63.1% 0.176 279.7)
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Step 600
600
#625DDF
oklch(55.6% 0.192 279.8)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4D46BB
oklch(47.2% 0.178 279.8)
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Step 800
800
#433F9C
oklch(42.7% 0.147 280.1)
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Step 900
900
#37377C
oklch(37.7% 0.114 279.4)
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Step 950
950
#202149
oklch(27.1% 0.073 279.3)
#4D46BB 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) | #005CBF | 0.072 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0053B9 | 0.066 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00637A | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.178 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4D46BB
#4D46BB
oklch(47.2% 0.178 279.8)
- #695C00
#695C00
oklch(47.3% 0.098 99.7)
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 #4D46BB, 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 0.027
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.037
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.039
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.045
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.058
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.058
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.061
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.062
Use #4D46BB 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.