#6A6AF3
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.9% 0.2 278.5), rgb(106, 106, 243).
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Black text reads best on this color (4.96:1).
About this color
#6A6AF3 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.200 and its hue 278°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.96:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.200) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.96:1 |
| White text | 4.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A6AF3 |
| RGB | rgb(106, 106, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 85%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.9% 0.2 278.5) |
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 #6A6AF3 | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6A6AF3 | 4.96:1 | AA | Lc 35.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6A6AF3 text on white | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6A6AF3 text on black | 4.96:1 | AA | Lc -32.9 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E5E8FD
oklch(93.5% 0.029 279.4)
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Step 200
200
#D0D6FE
oklch(88.4% 0.055 278.5)
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Step 300
300
#B2BBFF
oklch(81% 0.097 278.2)
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Step 400
400
#8C94FF
oklch(70.7% 0.155 278.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6A6AF3
oklch(59.9% 0.2 278.5)
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Step 600
600
#5E58EE
oklch(55.6% 0.218 278.4)
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Step 700
700
#4E46CF
oklch(49% 0.203 278.4)
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Step 800
800
#403BA7
oklch(42.7% 0.168 278.6)
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Step 900
900
#353484
oklch(37.6% 0.131 278.6)
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Step 950
950
#1F204E
oklch(27.2% 0.083 278.4)
#6A6AF3 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) | #0081F8 | 0.083 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0076F0 | 0.078 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #198AA4 | 0.174 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.201 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A6AF3
#6A6AF3
oklch(59.9% 0.2 278.5)
- #938000
#938000
oklch(59.9% 0.124 98.8)
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 #6A6AF3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6A6AF3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.026
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.035
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.056
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.057
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.058
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.062
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.063
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.066
Use #6A6AF3 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.