#6B6DE0
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.1% 0.171 279), rgb(107, 109, 224).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.88:1).
About this color
#6B6DE0 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.171 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.88:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.171) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.88:1 |
| White text | 4.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B6DE0 |
| RGB | rgb(107, 109, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 65%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.1% 0.171 279) |
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 #6B6DE0 | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6B6DE0 | 4.88:1 | AA | Lc 34.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6B6DE0 text on white | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6B6DE0 text on black | 4.88:1 | AA | Lc -32.2 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9F9
oklch(93.6% 0.022 277.5)
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Step 200
200
#D2D7F6
oklch(88.5% 0.043 278.2)
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Step 300
300
#B5BCF2
oklch(80.9% 0.077 278.8)
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Step 400
400
#9098EC
oklch(70.7% 0.123 278.6)
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Step 500
500
#777CE6
oklch(63.2% 0.157 278.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6B6DE0
oklch(59.1% 0.171 279)
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Step 700
700
#5150B8
oklch(49.1% 0.16 279.2)
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Step 800
800
#424295
oklch(42.6% 0.133 279.2)
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Step 900
900
#373976
oklch(37.6% 0.102 278.9)
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Step 950
950
#202245
oklch(27% 0.064 278.7)
#6B6DE0 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) | #317FE4 | 0.067 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2275DE | 0.070 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #38879C | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6B6DE0
#6B6DE0
oklch(59.1% 0.171 279)
- #907E00
#907E00
oklch(59.2% 0.123 99.2)
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 #6B6DE0, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6B6DE0.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.040
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.043
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.050
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.052
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.053
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.063
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.064
Use #6B6DE0 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.