#4F44BC
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.1% 0.181 281), rgb(79, 68, 188).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.27:1).
About this color
#4F44BC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.181 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.022 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.27:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.88:1 |
| White text | 7.27:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4F44BC |
| RGB | rgb(79, 68, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 47%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.1% 0.181 281) |
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 #4F44BC | 7.27:1 | AAA | Lc -89.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4F44BC | 2.88:1 | Fails | Lc 19.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4F44BC text on white | 7.27:1 | AAA | Lc 84.8 | Fine for body text |
| #4F44BC text on black | 2.88:1 | Fails | Lc -17.2 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FB
oklch(93.5% 0.026 281.1)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6F9
oklch(88.5% 0.048 281.5)
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Step 300
300
#B6BBF9
oklch(81% 0.088 280.7)
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Step 400
400
#9295F5
oklch(70.8% 0.139 280.9)
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Step 500
500
#7977F2
oklch(63.2% 0.179 280.7)
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Step 600
600
#655CE0
oklch(55.7% 0.194 281.1)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4F44BC
oklch(47.1% 0.181 281)
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Step 800
800
#443E9D
oklch(42.7% 0.149 280.8)
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Step 900
900
#39367D
oklch(37.7% 0.117 281.1)
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Step 950
950
#212049
oklch(26.9% 0.074 281.3)
#4F44BC 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) | #005BC0 | 0.076 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0052BA | 0.070 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #0C627A | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4F44BC
#4F44BC
oklch(47.1% 0.181 281)
- #675C00
#675C00
oklch(47.1% 0.098 101.3)
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 #4F44BC, 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 0.022
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.033
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.035
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.043
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.059
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.059
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.063
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.063
Use #4F44BC 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.