#6B6BE8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.3% 0.184 279.2), rgb(107, 107, 232).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.89:1).
About this color
#6B6BE8 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.89:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.89:1 |
| White text | 4.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B6BE8 |
| RGB | rgb(107, 107, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 73%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.3% 0.184 279.2) |
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 #6B6BE8 | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6B6BE8 | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc 34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6B6BE8 text on white | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6B6BE8 text on black | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc -32.3 | 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
#D2D7F8
oklch(88.6% 0.046 278.6)
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Step 300
300
#B5BCF6
oklch(81% 0.082 279)
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Step 400
400
#9096F2
oklch(70.7% 0.134 279.5)
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Step 500
500
#7679ED
oklch(63% 0.171 279.2)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6B6BE8
oklch(59.3% 0.184 279.2)
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Step 700
700
#514EBE
oklch(49.2% 0.171 279.3)
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Step 800
800
#42409A
oklch(42.6% 0.143 279.4)
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Step 900
900
#37387A
oklch(37.7% 0.11 279.1)
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Step 950
950
#202148
oklch(27% 0.071 279.4)
#6B6BE8 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) | #1C7FEC | 0.077 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0075E5 | 0.080 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #30889F | 0.161 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6B6BE8
#6B6BE8
oklch(59.3% 0.184 279.2)
- #917E00
#917E00
oklch(59.3% 0.123 98.6)
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 #6B6BE8, closest first.
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 0.038
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.044
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.052
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.053
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.055
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.059
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.059
Use #6B6BE8 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.