#6D72ED
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(61.1% 0.182 277.8), rgb(109, 114, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.28:1).
About this color
#6D72ED is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.182 and its hue 278°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.28:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.28:1 |
| White text | 3.97:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6D72ED |
| RGB | rgb(109, 114, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 78%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.182 277.8) |
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 #6D72ED | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6D72ED | 5.28:1 | AA | Lc 37.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6D72ED text on white | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6D72ED text on black | 5.28:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | 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
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E5E9FB
oklch(93.6% 0.025 275.9)
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Step 200
200
#D1D7FA
oklch(88.6% 0.049 277.7)
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Step 300
300
#B2BCFA
oklch(81% 0.088 277.1)
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Step 400
400
#8C96F8
oklch(70.7% 0.143 277.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6D72ED
oklch(61.1% 0.182 277.8)
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Step 600
600
#5D5DE3
oklch(55.5% 0.198 277.8)
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Step 700
700
#4E4CC5
oklch(49.2% 0.183 278)
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Step 800
800
#3F3F9F
oklch(42.6% 0.152 277.8)
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Step 900
900
#35377E
oklch(37.7% 0.118 277.9)
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Step 950
950
#1F214A
oklch(27.1% 0.075 278.1)
#6D72ED 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) | #2E85F1 | 0.069 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #167AEA | 0.074 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #2E8EA5 | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6D72ED
#6D72ED
oklch(61.1% 0.182 277.8)
- #988300
#988300
oklch(61.1% 0.126 97.8)
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 #6D72ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6D72ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.021
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.029
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.056
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.061
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.062
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.063
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.068
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.069
Use #6D72ED 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.