#6D64FA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.6% 0.216 280.3), rgb(109, 100, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.85:1).
About this color
#6D64FA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.216 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.85:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.216) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.85:1 |
| White text | 4.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6D64FA |
| RGB | rgb(109, 100, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 94%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.6% 0.216 280.3) |
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 #6D64FA | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6D64FA | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc 34.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6D64FA text on white | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6D64FA text on black | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc -32.2 | 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
#E5E8FF
oklch(93.6% 0.031 279.9)
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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
#8F93FF
oklch(70.7% 0.156 280)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6D64FA
oklch(59.6% 0.216 280.3)
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Step 600
600
#6351F6
oklch(55.6% 0.235 280.5)
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Step 700
700
#5240D7
oklch(49.1% 0.219 280)
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Step 800
800
#4336AD
oklch(42.6% 0.181 280.4)
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Step 900
900
#373189
oklch(37.6% 0.141 280.2)
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Step 950
950
#201E50
oklch(27% 0.089 280.4)
#6D64FA 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) | #007FFF | 0.091 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0074F7 | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #1C88A6 | 0.184 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.217 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6D64FA
#6D64FA
oklch(59.6% 0.216 280.3)
- #908000
#908000
oklch(59.6% 0.124 100.6)
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 #6D64FA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.030
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.048
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.058
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.064
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.067
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.068
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.071
Use #6D64FA 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.