#6D6AE6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.2% 0.183 280.3), rgb(109, 106, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.85:1).
About this color
#6D6AE6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.183 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.85:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.85:1 |
| White text | 4.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6D6AE6 |
| RGB | rgb(109, 106, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 71%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.2% 0.183 280.3) |
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 #6D6AE6 | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6D6AE6 | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc 34.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6D6AE6 text on white | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6D6AE6 text on black | 4.85:1 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FA
oklch(93.5% 0.024 280.9)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6F8
oklch(88.5% 0.047 281.4)
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Step 300
300
#B6BBF5
oklch(80.8% 0.082 280.6)
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Step 400
400
#9296F1
oklch(70.8% 0.132 280.5)
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Step 500
500
#7979EB
oklch(63.1% 0.167 280.5)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6D6AE6
oklch(59.2% 0.183 280.3)
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Step 700
700
#534DBD
oklch(49.1% 0.17 280.5)
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Step 800
800
#444099
oklch(42.7% 0.141 280.6)
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Step 900
900
#38377A
oklch(37.6% 0.111 280.3)
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Step 950
950
#212147
oklch(27% 0.069 280.7)
#6D6AE6 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) | #1E7EEA | 0.080 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0075E3 | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #38869E | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.183 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6D6AE6
#6D6AE6
oklch(59.2% 0.183 280.3)
- #8F7F00
#8F7F00
oklch(59.3% 0.123 100.5)
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 #6D6AE6, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.024
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.041
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.042
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.049
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.052
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.055
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.056
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.062
Use #6D6AE6 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.