#6E4FC9
Closest named color: Slate Blue (#6A5ACD). oklch(52.6% 0.181 290.5), rgb(110, 79, 201).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (5.79:1).
About this color
#6E4FC9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 53%, its chroma 0.181 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), ΔE 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.79:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (53%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Slate Blue (#6A5ACD) |
| Black text | 3.62:1 |
| White text | 5.79:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E4FC9 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 79, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 53%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.6% 0.181 290.5) |
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 #6E4FC9 | 5.79:1 | AA | Lc -83.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6E4FC9 | 3.62:1 | AA large text | Lc 25.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6E4FC9 text on white | 5.79:1 | AA | Lc 78.6 | Fine for body text |
| #6E4FC9 text on black | 3.62:1 | AA large text | Lc -23.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8F9
oklch(93.7% 0.023 288.7)
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Step 200
200
#D8D5F6
oklch(88.6% 0.045 289.6)
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Step 300
300
#C0B8F2
oklch(80.9% 0.081 290.8)
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Step 400
400
#A191EB
oklch(70.7% 0.13 290.9)
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Step 500
500
#8B73E5
oklch(63.1% 0.166 290.5)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6E4FC9
oklch(52.6% 0.181 290.5)
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Step 700
700
#6447B7
oklch(49.1% 0.169 290.8)
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Step 800
800
#513C94
oklch(42.8% 0.139 290.3)
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Step 900
900
#433476
oklch(37.7% 0.109 290.7)
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Step 950
950
#271F45
oklch(27% 0.069 290.8)
#6E4FC9 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) | #0068CD | 0.108 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0063C6 | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #526B84 | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #656565 | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E4FC9
#6E4FC9
oklch(52.6% 0.181 290.5)
- #6F7000
#6F7000
oklch(52.7% 0.115 110.4)
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 #6E4FC9, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.025
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.026
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.028
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.038
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.038
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.059
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.061
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple #533CC6 ΔE 0.064
Use #6E4FC9 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.