#6A5DF9
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.2% 0.224 280.6), rgb(106, 93, 249).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.61:1).
About this color
#6A5DF9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.224 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.042 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.61:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.224) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.54:1 |
| White text | 4.61:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A5DF9 |
| RGB | rgb(106, 93, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 93%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.2% 0.224 280.6) |
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 #6A5DF9 | 4.61:1 | AA | Lc -77.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6A5DF9 | 4.54:1 | AA | Lc 32.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6A5DF9 text on white | 4.61:1 | AA | Lc 71.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6A5DF9 text on black | 4.54:1 | AA | Lc -30.1 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FF
oklch(97.2% 0.013 277.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FE
oklch(93.6% 0.03 281.7)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FE
oklch(88.6% 0.055 280.7)
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Step 300
300
#B4BAFF
oklch(80.9% 0.098 280.1)
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Step 400
400
#9093FF
oklch(70.8% 0.156 280.4)
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Step 500
500
#7872FF
oklch(63.1% 0.203 280.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6A5DF9
oklch(58.2% 0.224 280.6)
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Step 700
700
#5343D1
oklch(49.1% 0.208 280.6)
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Step 800
800
#4439A9
oklch(42.8% 0.172 280.7)
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Step 900
900
#383386
oklch(37.8% 0.134 280.5)
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Step 950
950
#201F4E
oklch(27% 0.084 280.1)
#6A5DF9 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) | #007BFE | 0.093 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #006FF6 | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #0B84A3 | 0.191 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #757575 | 0.225 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A5DF9
#6A5DF9
oklch(58.2% 0.224 280.6)
- #8B7C00
#8B7C00
oklch(58.2% 0.121 100.9)
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 #6A5DF9, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.042
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.052
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.057
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.061
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.063
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.064
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.066
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.066
Use #6A5DF9 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.