#4F47CD
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(49.1% 0.199 278.8), rgb(79, 71, 205).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.74:1).
About this color
#4F47CD is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.199 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.74:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.199) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.11:1 |
| White text | 6.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4F47CD |
| RGB | rgb(79, 71, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 57%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.1% 0.199 278.8) |
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 #4F47CD | 6.74:1 | AA | Lc -87.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4F47CD | 3.11:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4F47CD text on white | 6.74:1 | AA | Lc 82.6 | Fine for body text |
| #4F47CD text on black | 3.11:1 | 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
#E5E8FD
oklch(93.5% 0.029 279.4)
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Step 200
200
#D1D6FD
oklch(88.5% 0.054 279.5)
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Step 300
300
#B2BBFF
oklch(81% 0.097 278.2)
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Step 400
400
#8D94FE
oklch(70.7% 0.154 278.8)
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Step 500
500
#7475FD
oklch(63.2% 0.197 278.8)
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Step 600
600
#5F59EC
oklch(55.7% 0.214 278.7)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4F47CD
oklch(49.1% 0.199 278.8)
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Step 800
800
#403CA6
oklch(42.8% 0.165 278.5)
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Step 900
900
#363583
oklch(37.8% 0.128 278.9)
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Step 950
950
#1F204D
oklch(27.1% 0.081 278.5)
#4F47CD 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) | #0061D1 | 0.075 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0056CA | 0.066 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006984 | 0.166 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5B5B5B | 0.200 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4F47CD
#4F47CD
oklch(49.1% 0.199 278.8)
- #6F6100
#6F6100
oklch(49.1% 0.102 99.4)
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 #4F47CD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #4F47CD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple #533CC6 ΔE 0.025
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.027
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.033
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.041
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.043
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.053
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.054
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.059
Use #4F47CD 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.