#4E49C9
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(49% 0.192 278.3), rgb(78, 73, 201).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.72:1).
About this color
#4E49C9 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.192 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 0.027 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.72:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.192) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.12:1 |
| White text | 6.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4E49C9 |
| RGB | rgb(78, 73, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 54%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49% 0.192 278.3) |
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 #4E49C9 | 6.72:1 | AA | Lc -87.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4E49C9 | 3.12:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4E49C9 text on white | 6.72:1 | AA | Lc 82.6 | Fine for body text |
| #4E49C9 text on black | 3.12:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.3 | 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
#E5E9FC
oklch(93.7% 0.026 276.4)
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Step 200
200
#D1D6FC
oklch(88.4% 0.053 279.4)
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Step 300
300
#B2BBFC
oklch(80.8% 0.092 278)
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Step 400
400
#8D95FB
oklch(70.7% 0.148 278.5)
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Step 500
500
#7377F9
oklch(63.2% 0.19 278.2)
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Step 600
600
#5E5BE8
oklch(55.6% 0.207 278.2)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4E49C9
oklch(49% 0.192 278.3)
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Step 800
800
#403DA3
oklch(42.7% 0.16 278.5)
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Step 900
900
#353681
oklch(37.7% 0.123 278.1)
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Step 950
950
#1F204C
oklch(27% 0.08 278.7)
#4E49C9 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) | #0061CD | 0.072 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0056C6 | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006982 | 0.161 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5C5C5C | 0.193 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4E49C9
#4E49C9
oklch(49% 0.192 278.3)
- #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 #4E49C9, 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 0.032
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.034
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.041
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.045
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.050
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.058
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.060
Use #4E49C9 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.