#6868FD
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.1% 0.216 277.7), rgb(104, 104, 253).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.98:1).
About this color
#6868FD is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.216 and its hue 278°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.98:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.216) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.98:1 |
| White text | 4.21:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6868FD |
| RGB | rgb(104, 104, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 97%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.1% 0.216 277.7) |
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 #6868FD | 4.21:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6868FD | 4.98:1 | AA | Lc 35.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6868FD text on white | 4.21:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6868FD text on black | 4.98:1 | AA | Lc -33.1 | 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
#F3F5FF
oklch(97.2% 0.013 277.1)
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Step 100
100
#E4E8FF
oklch(93.5% 0.031 277.9)
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Step 200
200
#D0D6FF
oklch(88.5% 0.057 278.6)
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Step 300
300
#B1BBFF
oklch(80.9% 0.097 277.5)
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Step 400
400
#8B94FF
oklch(70.6% 0.155 278)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6868FD
oklch(60.1% 0.216 277.7)
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Step 600
600
#5C54F7
oklch(55.6% 0.234 277.8)
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Step 700
700
#4C42D8
oklch(49.1% 0.219 277.6)
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Step 800
800
#3E38AE
oklch(42.7% 0.181 277.7)
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Step 900
900
#34338A
oklch(37.8% 0.141 277.8)
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Step 950
950
#1E1F51
oklch(27.1% 0.089 277.8)
#6868FD 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) | #0082FF | 0.084 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0075FA | 0.075 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #008CA9 | 0.184 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.217 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6868FD
#6868FD
oklch(60.1% 0.216 277.7)
- #958000
#958000
oklch(60.1% 0.124 97.6)
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 #6868FD, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.036
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.041
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.056
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.064
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.068
- Clear Blue #247AFD ΔE 0.068
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.069
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.075
Use #6868FD 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.