#6C67E5
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.5% 0.185 280.8), rgb(108, 103, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.70:1).
About this color
#6C67E5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.185 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.70:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.70:1 |
| White text | 4.45:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6C67E5 |
| RGB | rgb(108, 103, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 71%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.5% 0.185 280.8) |
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 #6C67E5 | 4.45:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6C67E5 | 4.70:1 | AA | Lc 33.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6C67E5 text on white | 4.45:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6C67E5 text on black | 4.70:1 | AA | Lc -31.0 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FA
oklch(93.5% 0.024 280.9)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6F8
oklch(88.5% 0.047 281.4)
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Step 300
300
#B6BBF6
oklch(80.9% 0.083 280.6)
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Step 400
400
#9296F2
oklch(70.8% 0.133 280.5)
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Step 500
500
#7978ED
oklch(63% 0.171 280.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6C67E5
oklch(58.5% 0.185 280.8)
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Step 700
700
#544CBE
oklch(49% 0.173 281.1)
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Step 800
800
#44409A
oklch(42.8% 0.142 280.5)
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Step 900
900
#39377A
oklch(37.7% 0.111 281)
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Step 950
950
#212148
oklch(27.1% 0.071 280.6)
#6C67E5 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) | #107CE9 | 0.084 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0073E2 | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #37849C | 0.160 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6C67E5
#6C67E5
oklch(58.5% 0.185 280.8)
- #8C7D00
#8C7D00
oklch(58.5% 0.122 101)
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 #6C67E5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.027
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.036
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.043
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.046
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.048
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.053
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.053
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.058
Use #6C67E5 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.