#4E4ACD
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(49.5% 0.196 277.8), rgb(78, 74, 205).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.59:1).
About this color
#4E4ACD is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.196 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 0.031 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.59:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.196) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.18:1 |
| White text | 6.59:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4E4ACD |
| RGB | rgb(78, 74, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 57%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.5% 0.196 277.8) |
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 #4E4ACD | 6.59:1 | AA | Lc -87.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4E4ACD | 3.18:1 | AA large text | Lc 22.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4E4ACD text on white | 6.59:1 | AA | Lc 82.1 | Fine for body text |
| #4E4ACD text on black | 3.18:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.8 | 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
#D0D7FC
oklch(88.6% 0.052 276.9)
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Step 300
300
#B2BBFE
oklch(80.9% 0.095 278.1)
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Step 400
400
#8B95FD
oklch(70.7% 0.151 277.6)
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Step 500
500
#7276FB
oklch(63.1% 0.194 278)
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Step 600
600
#5D5AEA
oklch(55.6% 0.211 278)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4E4ACD
oklch(49.5% 0.196 277.8)
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Step 800
800
#3F3DA5
oklch(42.8% 0.163 277.9)
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Step 900
900
#343683
oklch(37.8% 0.127 277.3)
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Step 950
950
#1E204C
oklch(26.9% 0.08 277.6)
#4E4ACD 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) | #0062D1 | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0057CA | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006B85 | 0.163 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5D5D5D | 0.197 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4E4ACD
#4E4ACD
oklch(49.5% 0.196 277.8)
- #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 #4E4ACD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #4E4ACD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple #533CC6 ΔE 0.031
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.033
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.035
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.036
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.048
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.050
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.057
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.059
Use #4E4ACD 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.