#6B60F1
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.1% 0.21 281), rgb(107, 96, 241).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.59:1).
About this color
#6B60F1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.210 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.032 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.59:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.210) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.56:1 |
| White text | 4.59:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B60F1 |
| RGB | rgb(107, 96, 241) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 84%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.1% 0.21 281) |
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 #6B60F1 | 4.59:1 | AA | Lc -76.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6B60F1 | 4.56:1 | AA | Lc 32.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6B60F1 text on white | 4.59:1 | AA | Lc 71.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6B60F1 text on black | 4.56:1 | AA | Lc -30.2 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FC
oklch(93.5% 0.027 281.3)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FC
oklch(88.5% 0.052 280.5)
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Step 300
300
#B5BAFD
oklch(80.9% 0.095 280.7)
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Step 400
400
#9193FC
oklch(70.7% 0.151 281)
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Step 500
500
#7974F9
oklch(63.1% 0.193 281)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6B60F1
oklch(58.1% 0.21 281)
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Step 700
700
#5447CA
oklch(49.2% 0.195 281)
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Step 800
800
#443BA3
oklch(42.6% 0.161 281)
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Step 900
900
#393481
oklch(37.6% 0.126 281.4)
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Step 950
950
#211F4C
oklch(26.9% 0.081 281.5)
#6B60F1 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) | #007AF6 | 0.090 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0070EE | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #25839F | 0.180 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #757575 | 0.211 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6B60F1
#6B60F1
oklch(58.1% 0.21 281)
- #8A7C00
#8A7C00
oklch(58.1% 0.121 101.5)
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 #6B60F1, 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 0.049
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.051
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.053
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.057
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.059
Use #6B60F1 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.