#6D62F9
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.2% 0.217 280.7), rgb(109, 98, 249).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.76:1).
About this color
#6D62F9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.217 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.76:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.217) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.76:1 |
| White text | 4.40:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6D62F9 |
| RGB | rgb(109, 98, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 93%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.2% 0.217 280.7) |
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 #6D62F9 | 4.40:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6D62F9 | 4.76:1 | AA | Lc 34.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6D62F9 text on white | 4.40:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6D62F9 text on black | 4.76:1 | AA | Lc -31.6 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FD
oklch(93.6% 0.028 281.5)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FD
oklch(88.5% 0.054 280.6)
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Step 300
300
#B5BAFF
oklch(81% 0.097 280.8)
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Step 400
400
#9092FF
oklch(70.6% 0.157 280.8)
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Step 500
500
#7873FD
oklch(63.1% 0.199 280.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6D62F9
oklch(59.2% 0.217 280.7)
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Step 700
700
#5345CE
oklch(49.1% 0.202 280.5)
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Step 800
800
#443AA6
oklch(42.7% 0.167 280.8)
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Step 900
900
#383384
oklch(37.6% 0.131 280.8)
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Step 950
950
#201F4D
oklch(26.9% 0.083 280.3)
#6D62F9 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) | #007EFE | 0.092 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0073F6 | 0.086 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #1E87A4 | 0.187 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #787878 | 0.218 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6D62F9
#6D62F9
oklch(59.2% 0.217 280.7)
- #8E7F00
#8E7F00
oklch(59.2% 0.123 101.1)
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 #6D62F9, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.032
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.052
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.055
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.057
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.062
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.065
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.066
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.069
Use #6D62F9 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.