#6B76D5
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(60.2% 0.144 276.2), rgb(107, 118, 213).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.17:1).
About this color
#6B76D5 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.144 and its hue 276°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.051 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.17:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.144) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.17:1 |
| White text | 4.05:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B76D5 |
| RGB | rgb(107, 118, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 56%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.2% 0.144 276.2) |
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 #6B76D5 | 4.05:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6B76D5 | 5.17:1 | AA | Lc 36.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6B76D5 text on white | 4.05:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6B76D5 text on black | 5.17:1 | AA | Lc -34.0 | 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
#F3F5FC
oklch(97.1% 0.01 273.4)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9F8
oklch(93.6% 0.02 276.9)
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Step 200
200
#D2D8F4
oklch(88.6% 0.039 276)
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Step 300
300
#B4BDEF
oklch(80.9% 0.071 276.7)
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Step 400
400
#8E9AE6
oklch(70.7% 0.112 276.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6B76D5
oklch(60.2% 0.144 276.2)
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Step 600
600
#5D66CD
oklch(55.6% 0.157 276.3)
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Step 700
700
#4D54B1
oklch(49% 0.146 276.4)
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Step 800
800
#3F468F
oklch(42.8% 0.119 276)
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Step 900
900
#353B72
oklch(37.6% 0.093 276.3)
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Step 950
950
#1F2343
oklch(27% 0.059 276.3)
#6B76D5 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) | #4E83D9 | 0.043 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #447AD3 | 0.044 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #408A9B | 0.127 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.144 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6B76D5
#6B76D5
oklch(60.2% 0.144 276.2)
- #977F00
#977F00
oklch(60.1% 0.124 95.7)
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 #6B76D5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.051
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.051
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.057
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.058
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.061
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.067
- Windows Blue #3778BF ΔE 0.068
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.068
Use #6B76D5 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.