#6A6AD8
Closest named color: Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1). oklch(58% 0.164 280), rgb(106, 106, 216).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.66:1).
About this color
#6A6AD8 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.164 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.66:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.164) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1) |
| Black text | 4.66:1 |
| White text | 4.50:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A6AD8 |
| RGB | rgb(106, 106, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 59%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.164 280) |
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 #6A6AD8 | 4.50:1 | AA | Lc -76.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6A6AD8 | 4.66:1 | AA | Lc 33.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6A6AD8 text on white | 4.50:1 | AA | Lc 71.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6A6AD8 text on black | 4.66:1 | AA | Lc -30.7 | 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
#F4F5FC
oklch(97.1% 0.009 279.7)
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Step 100
100
#E7E9F8
oklch(93.7% 0.02 279.9)
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Step 200
200
#D3D7F5
oklch(88.5% 0.041 279.5)
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Step 300
300
#B7BCF0
oklch(80.9% 0.073 280.3)
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Step 400
400
#9298E9
oklch(70.7% 0.118 279.7)
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Step 500
500
#797CE2
oklch(63.1% 0.151 279.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6A6AD8
oklch(58% 0.164 280)
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Step 700
700
#5351B4
oklch(49.1% 0.153 280.1)
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Step 800
800
#444392
oklch(42.8% 0.127 280.2)
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Step 900
900
#383974
oklch(37.6% 0.099 279.8)
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Step 950
950
#212244
oklch(27% 0.062 280.1)
#6A6AD8 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) | #337BDC | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2773D6 | 0.069 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3D8297 | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.165 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A6AD8
#6A6AD8
oklch(58% 0.164 280)
- #8B7B00
#8B7B00
oklch(58% 0.121 100.2)
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 #6A6AD8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.029
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.039
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.040
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.042
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.052
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.054
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.063
Use #6A6AD8 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.