#6A68E1
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.2% 0.179 280), rgb(106, 104, 225).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.68:1).
About this color
#6A68E1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.179 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.68:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.179) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.68:1 |
| White text | 4.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A68E1 |
| RGB | rgb(106, 104, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 67%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.2% 0.179 280) |
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 #6A68E1 | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6A68E1 | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc 33.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6A68E1 text on white | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6A68E1 text on black | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc -30.8 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9FA
oklch(93.7% 0.023 277.9)
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Step 200
200
#D3D7F7
oklch(88.6% 0.044 279.8)
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Step 300
300
#B6BBF4
oklch(80.8% 0.081 280.5)
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Step 400
400
#9196EF
oklch(70.6% 0.129 280.1)
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Step 500
500
#787AEA
oklch(63.1% 0.165 279.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6A68E1
oklch(58.2% 0.179 280)
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Step 700
700
#524EBB
oklch(49% 0.167 279.9)
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Step 800
800
#434198
oklch(42.8% 0.138 279.8)
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Step 900
900
#383879
oklch(37.7% 0.108 279.9)
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Step 950
950
#212147
oklch(27% 0.069 280.7)
#6A68E1 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) | #1F7CE5 | 0.077 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0172DE | 0.081 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #35839A | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.180 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A68E1
#6A68E1
oklch(58.2% 0.179 280)
- #8C7C00
#8C7C00
oklch(58.3% 0.121 100.3)
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 #6A68E1, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.032
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.032
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.041
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.043
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.050
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.057
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.058
Use #6A68E1 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.