#6E55E9
Closest named color: Light Indigo (#6D5ACF). oklch(56% 0.213 284.9), rgb(110, 85, 233).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (5.07:1).
About this color
#6E55E9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.213 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Indigo (#6D5ACF), ΔE 0.042 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.07:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.213) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Indigo (#6D5ACF) |
| Black text | 4.13:1 |
| White text | 5.07:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E55E9 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 85, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 77%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.213 284.9) |
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 #6E55E9 | 5.07:1 | AA | Lc -79.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6E55E9 | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc 29.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6E55E9 text on white | 5.07:1 | AA | Lc 74.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E55E9 text on black | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc -27.2 | 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
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FC
oklch(93.6% 0.027 283.6)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FC
oklch(88.5% 0.053 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB8FD
oklch(80.9% 0.097 285.3)
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Step 400
400
#9890FB
oklch(70.6% 0.153 285.2)
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Step 500
500
#8170F9
oklch(63% 0.197 284.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6E55E9
oklch(56% 0.213 284.9)
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Step 700
700
#5C43C9
oklch(49.1% 0.197 285.1)
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Step 800
800
#4A38A3
oklch(42.7% 0.164 284.7)
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Step 900
900
#3D3281
oklch(37.6% 0.128 284.8)
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Step 950
950
#241E4C
oklch(27% 0.082 285.5)
#6E55E9 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) | #0073EE | 0.102 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #006AE6 | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3B7997 | 0.178 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #6E6E6E | 0.214 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E55E9
#6E55E9
oklch(56% 0.213 284.9)
- #7F7700
#7F7700
oklch(55.9% 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 #6E55E9, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.042
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.044
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.045
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.049
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.055
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.059
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.060
Use #6E55E9 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.