#4D4ACF
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(49.6% 0.199 277.3), rgb(77, 74, 207).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.57:1).
About this color
#4D4ACF is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 50%, its chroma 0.199 and its hue 277°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.032 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.57:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (50%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.199) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.19:1 |
| White text | 6.57:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4D4ACF |
| RGB | rgb(77, 74, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 58%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.6% 0.199 277.3) |
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 #4D4ACF | 6.57:1 | AA | Lc -87.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4D4ACF | 3.19:1 | AA large text | Lc 22.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4D4ACF text on white | 6.57:1 | AA | Lc 82.0 | Fine for body text |
| #4D4ACF text on black | 3.19:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.9 | 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
#E5E9FD
oklch(93.7% 0.027 276.8)
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Step 200
200
#D0D7FD
oklch(88.6% 0.053 277)
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Step 300
300
#B1BBFF
oklch(80.9% 0.097 277.5)
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Step 400
400
#8A95FF
oklch(70.7% 0.154 277.2)
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Step 500
500
#7076FD
oklch(63.1% 0.197 277.2)
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Step 600
600
#5B5AEC
oklch(55.6% 0.214 277.2)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4D4ACF
oklch(49.6% 0.199 277.3)
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Step 800
800
#3E3DA6
oklch(42.8% 0.164 277.3)
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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)
#4D4ACF 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) | #0063D3 | 0.072 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0057CC | 0.061 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006C86 | 0.165 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5D5D5D | 0.200 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4D4ACF
#4D4ACF
oklch(49.6% 0.199 277.3)
- #726100
#726100
oklch(49.4% 0.102 97.1)
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 #4D4ACF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #4D4ACF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple #533CC6 ΔE 0.032
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.034
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.034
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.038
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.047
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.052
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.055
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.059
Use #4D4ACF 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.