#6B6AE2
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.7% 0.178 279.8), rgb(107, 106, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.78:1).
About this color
#6B6AE2 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.178 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.78:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.178) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.78:1 |
| White text | 4.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B6AE2 |
| RGB | rgb(107, 106, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 67%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.7% 0.178 279.8) |
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 #6B6AE2 | 4.38:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6B6AE2 | 4.78:1 | AA | Lc 33.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6B6AE2 text on white | 4.38:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6B6AE2 text on black | 4.78:1 | AA | Lc -31.5 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9FA
oklch(93.7% 0.023 277.9)
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Step 200
200
#D3D7F7
oklch(88.6% 0.044 279.8)
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Step 300
300
#B6BCF4
oklch(81% 0.079 279.7)
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Step 400
400
#9197EF
oklch(70.8% 0.128 279.6)
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Step 500
500
#787AE9
oklch(63.1% 0.163 279.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6B6AE2
oklch(58.7% 0.178 279.8)
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Step 700
700
#524FBB
oklch(49.2% 0.165 279.7)
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Step 800
800
#434197
oklch(42.7% 0.137 279.9)
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Step 900
900
#383878
oklch(37.7% 0.106 280)
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Step 950
950
#202146
oklch(26.8% 0.068 279.6)
#6B6AE2 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) | #257DE6 | 0.074 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0F74DF | 0.079 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #37859C | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #787878 | 0.178 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6B6AE2
#6B6AE2
oklch(58.7% 0.178 279.8)
- #8E7D00
#8E7D00
oklch(58.7% 0.122 99.7)
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 #6B6AE2, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.030
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.037
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.045
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.045
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.048
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.052
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.061
Use #6B6AE2 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.