#6E5BDA
Closest named color: Light Indigo (#6D5ACF). oklch(55.8% 0.187 285.5), rgb(110, 91, 218).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (5.03:1).
About this color
#6E5BDA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.187 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Indigo (#6D5ACF), ΔE 0.017 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.03:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Indigo (#6D5ACF) |
| Black text | 4.17:1 |
| White text | 5.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E5BDA |
| RGB | rgb(110, 91, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 63%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.8% 0.187 285.5) |
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 #6E5BDA | 5.03:1 | AA | Lc -79.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6E5BDA | 4.17:1 | AA large text | Lc 29.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6E5BDA text on white | 5.03:1 | AA | Lc 74.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E5BDA text on black | 4.17:1 | AA large text | Lc -27.3 | 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.
-
Step 50
50
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
-
Step 100
100
#E8E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 285.9)
-
Step 200
200
#D5D5F7
oklch(88.4% 0.047 285.4)
-
Step 300
300
#BBB9F5
oklch(80.8% 0.084 285.9)
-
Step 400
400
#9993F0
oklch(70.7% 0.134 285.4)
-
Step 500
500
#8275EB
oklch(63.1% 0.172 285.4)
-
Step 600
600 (this color)
#6E5BDA
oklch(55.8% 0.187 285.5)
-
Step 700
700
#5C49BD
oklch(49.1% 0.174 285.5)
-
Step 800
800
#4B3D98
oklch(42.7% 0.143 285.7)
-
Step 900
900
#3E3579
oklch(37.7% 0.112 285.8)
-
Step 950
950
#242047
oklch(27.1% 0.07 285.3)
#6E5BDA 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) | #0072DE | 0.097 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #006BD7 | 0.096 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #477892 | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #6F6F6F | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E5BDA
#6E5BDA
oklch(55.8% 0.187 285.5)
- #7E7700
#7E7700
oklch(55.8% 0.119 105.5)
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 #6E5BDA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.017
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.020
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.021
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.039
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.047
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.053
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.062
Use #6E5BDA 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.