#6D64F8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.4% 0.214 280.4), rgb(109, 100, 248).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.82:1).
About this color
#6D64F8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.214 and its hue 280°. 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 4.82:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.214) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.82:1 |
| White text | 4.34:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6D64F8 |
| RGB | rgb(109, 100, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 91%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.4% 0.214 280.4) |
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 #6D64F8 | 4.34:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6D64F8 | 4.82:1 | AA | Lc 34.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6D64F8 text on white | 4.34:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6D64F8 text on black | 4.82:1 | AA | Lc -32.0 | 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 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
#D1D6FF
oklch(88.5% 0.057 279.7)
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Step 300
300
#B4BAFF
oklch(80.9% 0.098 280.1)
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Step 400
400
#9093FF
oklch(70.8% 0.156 280.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6D64F8
oklch(59.4% 0.214 280.4)
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Step 600
600
#6352F5
oklch(55.6% 0.233 280.4)
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Step 700
700
#5341D5
oklch(49.2% 0.215 280.5)
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Step 800
800
#4337AC
oklch(42.7% 0.178 280.3)
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Step 900
900
#383288
oklch(37.8% 0.138 280.6)
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Step 950
950
#201E50
oklch(27% 0.089 280.4)
#6D64F8 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) | #007FFD | 0.091 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0074F5 | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #2088A5 | 0.183 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.214 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6D64F8
#6D64F8
oklch(59.4% 0.214 280.4)
- #907F00
#907F00
oklch(59.4% 0.123 99.9)
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 #6D64F8, 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
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.048
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.056
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.057
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.061
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.065
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.065
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.068
Use #6D64F8 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.