#4D47CE
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(49% 0.201 277.9), rgb(77, 71, 206).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.75:1).
About this color
#4D47CE is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.201 and its hue 278°. 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 6.75:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.201) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.10:1 |
| White text | 6.75:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4D47CE |
| RGB | rgb(77, 71, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 58%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49% 0.201 277.9) |
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 #4D47CE | 6.75:1 | AA | Lc -87.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4D47CE | 3.10:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4D47CE text on white | 6.75:1 | AA | Lc 82.7 | Fine for body text |
| #4D47CE text on black | 3.10:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.2 | 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
#E5E9FD
oklch(93.7% 0.027 276.8)
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Step 200
200
#D0D6FD
oklch(88.4% 0.054 278.3)
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Step 300
300
#B1BBFF
oklch(80.9% 0.097 277.5)
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Step 400
400
#8B94FF
oklch(70.6% 0.155 278)
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Step 500
500
#7275FE
oklch(63.1% 0.199 278.1)
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Step 600
600
#5D59ED
oklch(55.6% 0.216 277.9)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4D47CE
oklch(49% 0.201 277.9)
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Step 800
800
#3F3CA7
oklch(42.8% 0.167 277.9)
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Step 900
900
#343584
oklch(37.7% 0.13 277.6)
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Step 950
950
#1E204D
oklch(27% 0.081 277.5)
#4D47CE 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) | #0061D2 | 0.073 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0056CB | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006A84 | 0.167 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5B5B5B | 0.202 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4D47CE
#4D47CE
oklch(49% 0.201 277.9)
- #706000
#706000
oklch(49% 0.101 97.8)
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 #4D47CE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #4D47CE.
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 0.028
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.036
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.040
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.042
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.053
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.056
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.056
Use #4D47CE 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.