#4F4CC2
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(49% 0.179 278.6), rgb(79, 76, 194).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.67:1).
About this color
#4F4CC2 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.179 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 0.033 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.67:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.179) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.14:1 |
| White text | 6.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4F4CC2 |
| RGB | rgb(79, 76, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 49%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49% 0.179 278.6) |
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 #4F4CC2 | 6.67:1 | AA | Lc -87.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4F4CC2 | 3.14:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4F4CC2 text on white | 6.67:1 | AA | Lc 82.5 | Fine for body text |
| #4F4CC2 text on black | 3.14:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.4 | 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
#F3F5FD
oklch(97.1% 0.011 274.9)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9FB
oklch(93.7% 0.024 278.4)
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Step 200
200
#D1D7F9
oklch(88.5% 0.047 277.5)
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Step 300
300
#B4BBF8
oklch(80.8% 0.086 279.2)
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Step 400
400
#8E96F5
oklch(70.7% 0.138 278.6)
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Step 500
500
#7579F1
oklch(63.2% 0.176 278.6)
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Step 600
600
#5F5EE0
oklch(55.6% 0.193 278.4)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4F4CC2
oklch(49% 0.179 278.6)
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Step 800
800
#41409D
oklch(42.8% 0.147 278.7)
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Step 900
900
#36377D
oklch(37.7% 0.116 278.7)
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Step 950
950
#1F2149
oklch(27% 0.073 278.2)
#4F4CC2 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) | #0061C6 | 0.070 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0057C0 | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006980 | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5C5C5C | 0.180 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4F4CC2
#4F4CC2
oklch(49% 0.179 278.6)
- #6F6000
#6F6000
oklch(48.9% 0.101 98.6)
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 #4F4CC2, 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 0.033
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.036
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.041
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.043
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.045
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.053
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.058
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.063
Use #4F4CC2 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.