#6576E9
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(61% 0.173 273.8), rgb(101, 118, 233).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.32:1).
About this color
#6576E9 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.173 and its hue 274°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.32:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.173) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.32:1 |
| White text | 3.94:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6576E9 |
| RGB | rgb(101, 118, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 75%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.173 273.8) |
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 #6576E9 | 3.94:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6576E9 | 5.32:1 | AA | Lc 37.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6576E9 text on white | 3.94:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6576E9 text on black | 5.32:1 | AA | Lc -35.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FD
oklch(97.1% 0.011 274.9)
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Step 100
100
#E4E9FB
oklch(93.6% 0.025 273.5)
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Step 200
200
#CFD8F9
oklch(88.6% 0.047 273.4)
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Step 300
300
#AFBDF8
oklch(80.9% 0.085 274)
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Step 400
400
#8799F4
oklch(70.7% 0.135 274)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6576E9
oklch(61% 0.173 273.8)
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Step 600
600
#5562DF
oklch(55.6% 0.189 274)
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Step 700
700
#4651C1
oklch(49.2% 0.173 273.9)
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Step 800
800
#39439C
oklch(42.7% 0.144 273.8)
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Step 900
900
#30397C
oklch(37.6% 0.113 273.9)
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Step 950
950
#1C2249
oklch(27% 0.072 274)
#6576E9 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) | #3B86ED | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #247BE7 | 0.057 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #0C90A4 | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.173 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6576E9
#6576E9
oklch(61% 0.173 273.8)
- #9C8100
#9C8100
oklch(61.1% 0.125 94.1)
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 #6576E9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6576E9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.023
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.043
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.046
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.058
- Clear Blue #247AFD ΔE 0.062
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.063
- Dark Sky Blue #448EE4 ΔE 0.067
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.069
Use #6576E9 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.