#6E54E6
Closest named color: Light Indigo (#6D5ACF). oklch(55.6% 0.211 285.4), rgb(110, 84, 230).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (5.15:1).
About this color
#6E54E6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.211 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Indigo (#6D5ACF), ΔE 0.038 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.15:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.211) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Indigo (#6D5ACF) |
| Black text | 4.07:1 |
| White text | 5.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E54E6 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 84, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 74%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.6% 0.211 285.4) |
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 #6E54E6 | 5.15:1 | AA | Lc -80.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6E54E6 | 4.07:1 | AA large text | Lc 29.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6E54E6 text on white | 5.15:1 | AA | Lc 75.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E54E6 text on black | 4.07:1 | AA large text | Lc -26.7 | 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
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FC
oklch(93.7% 0.027 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FB
oklch(88.5% 0.052 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB8FC
oklch(80.9% 0.095 285.4)
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Step 400
400
#9990FA
oklch(70.6% 0.152 285.7)
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Step 500
500
#8271F7
oklch(63.1% 0.193 285.2)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6E54E6
oklch(55.6% 0.211 285.4)
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Step 700
700
#5D43C8
oklch(49.1% 0.196 285.6)
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Step 800
800
#4B38A2
oklch(42.7% 0.163 285.4)
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Step 900
900
#3E3280
oklch(37.6% 0.126 285.6)
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Step 950
950
#241E4B
oklch(26.9% 0.08 285.8)
#6E54E6 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) | #0071EB | 0.102 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0069E3 | 0.099 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3E7895 | 0.176 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #6D6D6D | 0.212 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E54E6
#6E54E6
oklch(55.6% 0.211 285.4)
- #7E7600
#7E7600
oklch(55.5% 0.118 104.9)
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 #6E54E6, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.038
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.041
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.042
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.051
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.053
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.056
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.061
Use #6E54E6 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.