#6C85FA
Closest named color: Soft Blue (#6488EA). oklch(65.4% 0.175 271.7), rgb(108, 133, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.37:1).
About this color
#6C85FA is a medium-light, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.175 and its hue 272°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Blue (#6488EA), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.37:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Soft Blue (#6488EA) |
| Black text | 6.37:1 |
| White text | 3.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6C85FA |
| RGB | rgb(108, 133, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 93%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.4% 0.175 271.7) |
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 #6C85FA | 3.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6C85FA | 6.37:1 | AA | Lc 44.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6C85FA text on white | 3.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6C85FA text on black | 6.37:1 | AA | Lc -41.6 | 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
#F2F5FD
oklch(97% 0.011 269.6)
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Step 100
100
#E4E9FB
oklch(93.6% 0.025 273.5)
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Step 200
200
#CED8FA
oklch(88.5% 0.048 272.4)
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Step 300
300
#ADBEF9
oklch(81% 0.086 271.9)
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Step 400
400
#839AF6
oklch(70.8% 0.137 271.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6C85FA
oklch(65.4% 0.175 271.7)
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Step 600
600
#4F63E1
oklch(55.6% 0.192 271.8)
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Step 700
700
#4052C3
oklch(49.2% 0.177 271.5)
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Step 800
800
#35449E
oklch(42.8% 0.146 271.6)
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Step 900
900
#2D3A7D
oklch(37.7% 0.114 271.6)
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Step 950
950
#1A2349
oklch(27.1% 0.071 270.9)
#6C85FA 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) | #4D94FE | 0.044 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3888F8 | 0.048 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #009FB3 | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6C85FA
#6C85FA
oklch(65.4% 0.175 271.7)
- #AE8D00
#AE8D00
oklch(65.5% 0.134 92.1)
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 #6C85FA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6C85FA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.028
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.030
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.043
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.046
- Cornflower Blue #6495ED ΔE 0.049
- Chefchaouen Blue #4895EF ΔE 0.055
- Dark Sky Blue #448EE4 ΔE 0.058
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.060
Use #6C85FA 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.