#6C69F9
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.3% 0.209 279), rgb(108, 105, 249).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.02:1).
About this color
#6C69F9 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.209 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.02:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.209) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.02:1 |
| White text | 4.17:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6C69F9 |
| RGB | rgb(108, 105, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 92%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.3% 0.209 279) |
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 #6C69F9 | 4.17:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6C69F9 | 5.02:1 | AA | Lc 35.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6C69F9 text on white | 4.17:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6C69F9 text on black | 5.02:1 | AA | Lc -33.3 | 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
#F3F5FF
oklch(97.2% 0.013 277.1)
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Step 100
100
#E5E8FE
oklch(93.5% 0.03 279.6)
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Step 200
200
#D0D6FF
oklch(88.5% 0.057 278.6)
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Step 300
300
#B3BAFF
oklch(80.8% 0.098 279.5)
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Step 400
400
#8D94FF
oklch(70.8% 0.155 278.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6C69F9
oklch(60.3% 0.209 279)
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Step 600
600
#5F55F3
oklch(55.6% 0.227 278.8)
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Step 700
700
#5043D3
oklch(49% 0.211 279.3)
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Step 800
800
#4139AB
oklch(42.8% 0.175 279.1)
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Step 900
900
#363387
oklch(37.7% 0.136 279.2)
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Step 950
950
#1F1F4F
oklch(27% 0.086 279)
#6C69F9 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) | #0082FE | 0.086 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0076F6 | 0.081 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #168BA7 | 0.180 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.209 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6C69F9
#6C69F9
oklch(60.3% 0.209 279)
- #948100
#948100
oklch(60.2% 0.125 98.9)
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 #6C69F9, 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
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.037
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.060
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.062
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.065
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.065
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.070
- Clear Blue #247AFD ΔE 0.072
Use #6C69F9 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.