#6969EA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59% 0.19 278.9), rgb(105, 105, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.80:1).
About this color
#6969EA is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.190 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.80:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.190) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.80:1 |
| White text | 4.36:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6969EA |
| RGB | rgb(105, 105, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 75%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.19 278.9) |
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 #6969EA | 4.36:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6969EA | 4.80:1 | AA | Lc 34.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6969EA text on white | 4.36:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6969EA text on black | 4.80:1 | AA | Lc -31.8 | 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 600.
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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
#D2D7F9
oklch(88.6% 0.047 278.8)
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Step 300
300
#B4BBF8
oklch(80.8% 0.086 279.2)
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Step 400
400
#8F96F4
oklch(70.7% 0.137 279)
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Step 500
500
#7579F0
oklch(63.1% 0.175 278.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6969EA
oklch(59% 0.19 278.9)
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Step 700
700
#504DC1
oklch(49.1% 0.176 278.9)
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Step 800
800
#41409C
oklch(42.7% 0.146 278.7)
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Step 900
900
#36377C
oklch(37.6% 0.114 278.7)
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Step 950
950
#202149
oklch(27.1% 0.073 279.3)
#6969EA 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) | #057EEE | 0.081 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0074E7 | 0.079 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #26879F | 0.166 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6969EA
#6969EA
oklch(59% 0.19 278.9)
- #907D00
#907D00
oklch(58.9% 0.122 98.5)
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 #6969EA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.027
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.041
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.044
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.051
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.051
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.054
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.054
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.059
Use #6969EA 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.