#6A6BED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.6% 0.191 278.6), rgb(106, 107, 237).
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Black text reads best on this color (4.93:1).
About this color
#6A6BED is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.191 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.93:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.191) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.93:1 |
| White text | 4.25:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A6BED |
| RGB | rgb(106, 107, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 78%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.6% 0.191 278.6) |
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 #6A6BED | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6A6BED | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6A6BED text on white | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6A6BED text on black | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc -32.6 | 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
#E5E9FC
oklch(93.7% 0.026 276.4)
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Step 200
200
#D1D6FC
oklch(88.4% 0.053 279.4)
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Step 300
300
#B3BBFD
oklch(81% 0.094 278.7)
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Step 400
400
#8D95FC
oklch(70.8% 0.149 278.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6A6BED
oklch(59.6% 0.191 278.6)
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Step 600
600
#5F5AE8
oklch(55.5% 0.208 278.8)
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Step 700
700
#4F49CA
oklch(49.1% 0.193 278.6)
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Step 800
800
#403DA3
oklch(42.7% 0.16 278.5)
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Step 900
900
#353681
oklch(37.7% 0.123 278.1)
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Step 950
950
#1F204C
oklch(27% 0.08 278.7)
#6A6BED 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) | #0B80F1 | 0.080 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0075EA | 0.078 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #2589A2 | 0.165 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.192 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A6BED
#6A6BED
oklch(59.6% 0.191 278.6)
- #927F00
#927F00
oklch(59.6% 0.123 98.7)
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 #6A6BED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6A6BED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.025
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.035
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.050
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.054
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.057
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.058
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.060
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.061
Use #6A6BED 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.