#6C67E2
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.3% 0.181 281), rgb(108, 103, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.67:1).
About this color
#6C67E2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.181 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.67:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.67:1 |
| White text | 4.49:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6C67E2 |
| RGB | rgb(108, 103, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 68%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.3% 0.181 281) |
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 #6C67E2 | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6C67E2 | 4.67:1 | AA | Lc 33.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6C67E2 text on white | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6C67E2 text on black | 4.67:1 | AA | Lc -30.8 | 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
#E7E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 283.4)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6F7
oklch(88.4% 0.045 281.3)
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Step 300
300
#B7BBF5
oklch(80.9% 0.082 281.3)
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Step 400
400
#9396F0
oklch(70.8% 0.13 281.1)
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Step 500
500
#7A79EB
oklch(63.2% 0.167 280.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6C67E2
oklch(58.3% 0.181 281)
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Step 700
700
#544DBC
oklch(49.1% 0.169 281)
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Step 800
800
#454098
oklch(42.7% 0.139 281.3)
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Step 900
900
#393779
oklch(37.6% 0.109 281.1)
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Step 950
950
#212147
oklch(27% 0.069 280.7)
#6C67E2 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) | #197BE6 | 0.082 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0072DF | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3A839B | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6C67E2
#6C67E2
oklch(58.3% 0.181 281)
- #8B7C00
#8B7C00
oklch(58.2% 0.121 100.9)
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 #6C67E2, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.029
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.033
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.040
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.043
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.050
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.053
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.053
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.059
Use #6C67E2 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.