#4E39AD
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(44% 0.176 284.9), rgb(78, 57, 173).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.35:1).
About this color
#4E39AD is a dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.176 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.041 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.35:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.176) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.51:1 |
| White text | 8.35:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4E39AD |
| RGB | rgb(78, 57, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 50%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44% 0.176 284.9) |
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 #4E39AD | 8.35:1 | AAA | Lc -92.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #4E39AD | 2.51:1 | Fails | Lc 15.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4E39AD text on white | 8.35:1 | AAA | Lc 88.3 | Fine for body text |
| #4E39AD text on black | 2.51:1 | Fails | Lc -13.9 | Not readable |
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 800.
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Step 50
50
#F4F4FF
oklch(97% 0.015 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FE
oklch(93.7% 0.03 283.7)
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Step 200
200
#D4D5FE
oklch(88.5% 0.056 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#B9B8FF
oklch(80.9% 0.1 284.6)
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Step 400
400
#988FFF
oklch(70.7% 0.16 285.2)
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Step 500
500
#816EFF
oklch(63.1% 0.207 284.7)
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Step 600
600
#6D4FF0
oklch(55.6% 0.229 284.7)
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Step 700
700
#5C3ED1
oklch(49.1% 0.212 284.8)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#4E39AD
oklch(44% 0.176 284.9)
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Step 900
900
#3D3086
oklch(37.7% 0.138 284.5)
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Step 950
950
#241D4E
oklch(27% 0.087 285.5)
#4E39AD 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) | #0051B1 | 0.082 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #004AAB | 0.078 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #24566E | 0.146 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #4E4E4E | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4E39AD
#4E39AD
oklch(44% 0.176 284.9)
- #5B5500
#5B5500
oklch(44.1% 0.094 104.9)
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 #4E39AD, 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 0.041
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.043
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.050
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.051
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.056
- Dark Slate Blue #483D8B ΔE 0.057
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.057
- Chrysanthemum #560BAD ΔE 0.063
Use #4E39AD 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.