#6C61FA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59% 0.22 280.5), rgb(108, 97, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.72:1).
About this color
#6C61FA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.220 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.72:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.220) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.72:1 |
| White text | 4.44:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6C61FA |
| RGB | rgb(108, 97, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 94%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.22 280.5) |
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 #6C61FA | 4.44:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6C61FA | 4.72:1 | AA | Lc 33.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6C61FA text on white | 4.44:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6C61FA text on black | 4.72:1 | AA | Lc -31.4 | 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
#F3F5FF
oklch(97.2% 0.013 277.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FD
oklch(93.6% 0.028 281.5)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FE
oklch(88.6% 0.055 280.7)
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Step 300
300
#B4BAFF
oklch(80.9% 0.098 280.1)
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Step 400
400
#9093FF
oklch(70.8% 0.156 280.4)
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Step 500
500
#7772FF
oklch(63% 0.203 280.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6C61FA
oklch(59% 0.22 280.5)
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Step 700
700
#5344CF
oklch(49.1% 0.205 280.6)
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Step 800
800
#4339A7
oklch(42.6% 0.169 280.5)
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Step 900
900
#383385
oklch(37.7% 0.133 280.6)
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Step 950
950
#201F4E
oklch(27% 0.084 280.1)
#6C61FA 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) | #007DFF | 0.091 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0072F7 | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #1687A5 | 0.189 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #787878 | 0.221 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6C61FA
#6C61FA
oklch(59% 0.22 280.5)
- #8E7E00
#8E7E00
oklch(59% 0.123 100.4)
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 #6C61FA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.035
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.055
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.057
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.063
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.066
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.066
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.070
Use #6C61FA 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.