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#4B3FCF Color

#4B3FCF is rgb(75, 63, 207) in RGB, hsl(245, 60%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 70%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4B3FCF
HEX#4B3FCF
RGBrgb(75, 63, 207)
HSLhsl(245, 60%, 53%)
HSVhsv(245, 70%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 70%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(47.7% 0.212 278.4)
LABlab(35.81% 38.90 -74.24)
LCHlch(35.81% 83.81 297.65)

What #4B3FCF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4B3FCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 7.55Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 8.05Persian Blue#1C39BBΔE 10.45Iris#5A4FCFΔE 11.21Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 13.79Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 15.39

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#4B3FCF Channel Values

How #4B3FCF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 75 · G 63 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 60% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 70% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.21:1 vs white · 2.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4B3FCF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4B3FCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4B3FCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4B3FCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4B3FCF
Complementary
#C3CF3F
Analogous
#3F7BCF
Analogous
#933FCF
Triadic
#CF4B3F
Triadic
#3FCF4B
Split comp.
#CF933F
Split comp.
#7BCF3F

Tints & Shades of #4B3FCF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6258D5
#7D74DC
#948DE2
#AFA9EA
#C6C2F0
#E0DEF7

Shades

#3B2FBC
#32289F
#292183
#201966
#171249
#0E0B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4B3FCF.

How #4B3FCF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4B3FCF
Protanopia#4141CF
Protanomaly#4540CF
Deuteranopia#4343CF
Deuteranomaly#4642CF
Tritanopia#006262
Tritanomaly#2D569A
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4B3FCF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4b3fcf: #4B3FCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4B3FCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4b3fcf': '#4B3FCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.247, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_4b3fcf">#4B3FCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#4B3FCF"

More Blue Colors

#4B3FCF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4B3FCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4B3FCF?

#4B3FCF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(75, 63, 207) in RGB and hsl(245, 60%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #4B3FCF?

#4B3FCF is rgb(75, 63, 207) — red 75, green 63, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4B3FCF?

#4B3FCF converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 70%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4B3FCF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4B3FCF scores 7.21:1 against white and 2.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4B3FCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4B3FCF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 18.03, which is visibly different.

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