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#4F44CA Color

#4F44CA is rgb(79, 68, 202) in RGB, hsl(245, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 66%, 0%, 21%) 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 5.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4F44CA
HEX#4F44CA
RGBrgb(79, 68, 202)
HSLhsl(245, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(245, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 66%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.199 279.6)
LABlab(36.86% 35.47 -69.61)
LCHlch(36.86% 78.13 297.00)

What #4F44CA 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 #4F44CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 5.75Iris#5A4FCFΔE 5.78Persian Blue#1C39BBΔE 8.99Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 13.7Denim Blue#2243B6ΔE 13.73Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.56

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

#4F44CA Channel Values

How #4F44CA 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 79 · G 68 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.97:1 vs white · 3.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4F44CA 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 text6.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4F44CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4F44CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4F44CA
Complementary
#BFCA44
Analogous
#447CCA
Analogous
#9244CA
Triadic
#CA4F44
Triadic
#44CA4F
Split comp.
#CA9244
Split comp.
#7CCA44

Tints & Shades of #4F44CA

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

#665CD1
#8078D9
#9690E0
#B0ABE7
#C7C3EE
#E1DFF6

Shades

#3F34B7
#352C9B
#2C247F
#221C63
#181448
#0F0C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4F44CA.

How #4F44CA 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#4F44CA
Protanopia#4646CA
Protanomaly#4A45CA
Deuteranopia#4848CA
Deuteranomaly#4B46CA
Tritanopia#1A6363
Tritanomaly#365897
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #4F44CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4f44ca: #4F44CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4F44CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4f44ca': '#4F44CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.267, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_4f44ca">#4F44CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#4F44CA"

More Blue Colors

#4F44CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4F44CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4F44CA?

#4F44CA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(79, 68, 202) in RGB and hsl(245, 56%, 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 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #4F44CA?

#4F44CA is rgb(79, 68, 202) — red 79, green 68, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4F44CA?

#4F44CA converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 66%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4F44CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4F44CA scores 6.97:1 against white and 3.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4F44CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4F44CA 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.56, which is visibly different.

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