#6E5FD5
Closest named color: Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1). oklch(56.1% 0.175 285.1), rgb(110, 95, 213).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.92:1).
About this color
#6E5FD5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.175 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1), ΔE 0.014 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.92:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1) |
| Black text | 4.26:1 |
| White text | 4.92:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E5FD5 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 95, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 58%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.1% 0.175 285.1) |
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 #6E5FD5 | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc -79.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6E5FD5 | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 30.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E5FD5 text on white | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc 73.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E5FD5 text on black | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -27.9 | 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
#F4F5FC
oklch(97.1% 0.009 279.7)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8F9
oklch(93.6% 0.023 286)
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Step 200
200
#D5D6F6
oklch(88.5% 0.044 284)
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Step 300
300
#BBBAF2
oklch(80.9% 0.079 285.3)
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Step 400
400
#9994EC
oklch(70.7% 0.127 285.3)
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Step 500
500
#8277E5
oklch(63% 0.161 285.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6E5FD5
oklch(56.1% 0.175 285.1)
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Step 700
700
#5B4CB7
oklch(49.1% 0.163 285.1)
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Step 800
800
#4A3F94
oklch(42.7% 0.135 285.1)
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Step 900
900
#3D3776
oklch(37.7% 0.104 284.6)
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Step 950
950
#242045
oklch(26.9% 0.067 285.9)
#6E5FD5 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) | #1674D9 | 0.091 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0D6DD2 | 0.091 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4A7991 | 0.146 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #707070 | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E5FD5
#6E5FD5
oklch(56.1% 0.175 285.1)
- #807800
#807800
oklch(56.2% 0.119 105)
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 #6E5FD5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.014
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.014
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.018
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.036
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.047
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.049
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.057
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.060
Use #6E5FD5 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.