#4D47BF
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.7% 0.182 279.2), rgb(77, 71, 191).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.07:1).
About this color
#4D47BF is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.182 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 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.07:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.96:1 |
| White text | 7.07:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4D47BF |
| RGB | rgb(77, 71, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 48%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.7% 0.182 279.2) |
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 #4D47BF | 7.07:1 | AAA | Lc -89.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4D47BF | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc 20.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4D47BF text on white | 7.07:1 | AAA | Lc 84.0 | Fine for body text |
| #4D47BF 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
#E6E9FB
oklch(93.7% 0.024 278.4)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FA
oklch(88.4% 0.05 280.3)
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Step 300
300
#B4BBF9
oklch(80.9% 0.088 279.2)
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Step 400
400
#8F95F6
oklch(70.6% 0.141 279.4)
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Step 500
500
#7678F3
oklch(63.2% 0.18 279.2)
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Step 600
600
#615DE1
oklch(55.6% 0.195 279.3)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4D47BF
oklch(47.7% 0.182 279.2)
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Step 800
800
#423F9E
oklch(42.8% 0.15 279.4)
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Step 900
900
#37377E
oklch(37.8% 0.117 279.2)
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Step 950
950
#20214A
oklch(27.1% 0.074 279.2)
#4D47BF 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) | #005DC3 | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0054BD | 0.065 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00657C | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.183 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4D47BF
#4D47BF
oklch(47.7% 0.182 279.2)
- #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 #4D47BF, 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 0.025
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.034
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.037
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.044
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.055
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.056
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.056
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.067
Use #4D47BF 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.