#6A71F8
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(61.5% 0.198 276.6), rgb(106, 113, 248).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.33:1).
About this color
#6A71F8 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.198 and its hue 277°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.33:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.198) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.33:1 |
| White text | 3.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A71F8 |
| RGB | rgb(106, 113, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 91%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.198 276.6) |
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 #6A71F8 | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6A71F8 | 5.33:1 | AA | Lc 37.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6A71F8 text on white | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6A71F8 text on black | 5.33:1 | AA | Lc -35.2 | 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
#E5E9FD
oklch(93.7% 0.027 276.8)
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Step 200
200
#CFD7FD
oklch(88.5% 0.053 275.9)
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Step 300
300
#B0BBFF
oklch(80.8% 0.097 276.9)
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Step 400
400
#8995FF
oklch(70.7% 0.154 276.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6A71F8
oklch(61.5% 0.198 276.6)
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Step 600
600
#5A5AED
oklch(55.6% 0.215 276.8)
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Step 700
700
#4A49CE
oklch(49.1% 0.199 276.5)
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Step 800
800
#3C3DA7
oklch(42.7% 0.166 276.4)
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Step 900
900
#333684
oklch(37.8% 0.128 276.7)
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Step 950
950
#1D204D
oklch(26.9% 0.082 276.5)
#6A71F8 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) | #0B86FD | 0.077 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007AF5 | 0.074 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #0290AA | 0.172 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.199 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A71F8
#6A71F8
oklch(61.5% 0.198 276.6)
- #9B8300
#9B8300
oklch(61.4% 0.126 96.1)
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 #6A71F8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6A71F8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.019
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.032
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.063
- Clear Blue #247AFD ΔE 0.063
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.065
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.067
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.069
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.071
Use #6A71F8 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.