#6A48FC
Closest named color: Purpley Blue (#5F34E7). oklch(55.4% 0.25 283.2), rgb(106, 72, 252).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (5.32:1).
About this color
#6A48FC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 55%, its chroma 0.250 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Purpley Blue (#5F34E7), ΔE 0.052 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.32:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (55%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.250) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Purpley Blue (#5F34E7) |
| Black text | 3.94:1 |
| White text | 5.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A48FC |
| RGB | rgb(106, 72, 252) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 97%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.4% 0.25 283.2) |
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 #6A48FC | 5.32:1 | AA | Lc -81.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6A48FC | 3.94:1 | AA large text | Lc 28.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6A48FC text on white | 5.32:1 | AA | Lc 75.6 | Fine for body text |
| #6A48FC text on black | 3.94:1 | AA large text | Lc -26.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
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
#F4F4FF
oklch(97% 0.015 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FF
oklch(93.6% 0.031 281.8)
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Step 200
200
#D3D5FF
oklch(88.5% 0.058 283)
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Step 300
300
#B7B9FF
oklch(80.9% 0.098 282.7)
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Step 400
400
#9591FF
oklch(70.8% 0.158 283.2)
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Step 500
500
#7E70FF
oklch(63.2% 0.205 283.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6A48FC
oklch(55.4% 0.25 283.2)
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Step 700
700
#5A37DC
oklch(49.1% 0.233 283.5)
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Step 800
800
#4930B2
oklch(42.7% 0.193 283.4)
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Step 900
900
#3C2D8D
oklch(37.7% 0.151 283.6)
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Step 950
950
#221C52
oklch(26.9% 0.095 283)
#6A48FC 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) | #0071FF | 0.107 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0065F9 | 0.096 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #06799E | 0.209 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #6B6B6B | 0.252 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A48FC
#6A48FC
oklch(55.4% 0.25 283.2)
- #7F7500
#7F7500
oklch(55.4% 0.117 103.6)
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 #6A48FC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6A48FC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.052
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.055
- Purply Blue #661AEE ΔE 0.066
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.068
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.069
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.070
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.076
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.078
Use #6A48FC 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.