#6D6CE3
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.3% 0.176 280), rgb(109, 108, 227).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.90:1).
About this color
#6D6CE3 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.176 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.90:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.176) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.90:1 |
| White text | 4.28:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6D6CE3 |
| RGB | rgb(109, 108, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 68%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.3% 0.176 280) |
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 #6D6CE3 | 4.28:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6D6CE3 | 4.90:1 | AA | Lc 34.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6D6CE3 text on white | 4.28:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6D6CE3 text on black | 4.90:1 | AA | Lc -32.3 | 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
#E6E9F9
oklch(93.6% 0.022 277.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3D7F7
oklch(88.6% 0.044 279.8)
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Step 300
300
#B6BCF4
oklch(81% 0.079 279.7)
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Step 400
400
#9197EE
oklch(70.7% 0.127 279.6)
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Step 500
500
#787AE8
oklch(63% 0.162 279.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6D6CE3
oklch(59.3% 0.176 280)
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Step 700
700
#524FBA
oklch(49.1% 0.164 279.7)
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Step 800
800
#434196
oklch(42.6% 0.136 280)
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Step 900
900
#383878
oklch(37.7% 0.106 280)
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Step 950
950
#212146
oklch(26.9% 0.067 280.9)
#6D6CE3 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) | #2B7FE7 | 0.073 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1A76E0 | 0.077 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3B879D | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6D6CE3
#6D6CE3
oklch(59.3% 0.176 280)
- #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 #6D6CE3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6D6CE3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.041
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.042
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.050
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.053
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.059
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.062
Use #6D6CE3 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.