#6E5DF0
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(57.8% 0.212 282.8), rgb(110, 93, 240).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.68:1).
About this color
#6E5DF0 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.212 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.034 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.68:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.212) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.48:1 |
| White text | 4.68:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E5DF0 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 93, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 83%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.8% 0.212 282.8) |
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 #6E5DF0 | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc -77.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6E5DF0 | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 32.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E5DF0 text on white | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc 72.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E5DF0 text on black | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.7 | 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.
-
Step 50
50
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
-
Step 100
100
#E7E8FC
oklch(93.6% 0.027 283.6)
-
Step 200
200
#D3D5FC
oklch(88.4% 0.054 282.9)
-
Step 300
300
#B7B9FD
oklch(80.9% 0.096 282.7)
-
Step 400
400
#9492FC
oklch(70.7% 0.152 282.6)
-
Step 500
500
#7D72F9
oklch(63.1% 0.195 283)
-
Step 600
600 (this color)
#6E5DF0
oklch(57.8% 0.212 282.8)
-
Step 700
700
#5745CA
oklch(49.1% 0.197 282.5)
-
Step 800
800
#473AA3
oklch(42.7% 0.162 282.7)
-
Step 900
900
#3B3382
oklch(37.7% 0.128 282.9)
-
Step 950
950
#221F4C
oklch(27% 0.081 282.6)
#6E5DF0 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) | #0079F5 | 0.096 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #006FED | 0.091 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #32819E | 0.180 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.213 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E5DF0
#6E5DF0
oklch(57.8% 0.212 282.8)
- #887C00
#887C00
oklch(57.9% 0.122 102.7)
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 #6E5DF0, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.045
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.049
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.050
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.054
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.055
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.062
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.063
Use #6E5DF0 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.