#6E64EC
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.6% 0.198 281.7), rgb(110, 100, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.69:1).
About this color
#6E64EC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.198 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.69:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.198) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.69:1 |
| White text | 4.47:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E64EC |
| RGB | rgb(110, 100, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 78%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.6% 0.198 281.7) |
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 #6E64EC | 4.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6E64EC | 4.69:1 | AA | Lc 33.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E64EC text on white | 4.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E64EC text on black | 4.69:1 | AA | Lc -31.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
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
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FB
oklch(93.5% 0.026 281.1)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6FA
oklch(88.5% 0.05 281.6)
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Step 300
300
#B7BAF9
oklch(80.9% 0.089 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9394F7
oklch(70.8% 0.143 281.7)
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Step 500
500
#7B76F3
oklch(63.2% 0.182 281.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6E64EC
oklch(58.6% 0.198 281.7)
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Step 700
700
#5549C4
oklch(49.1% 0.184 281.6)
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Step 800
800
#453D9E
oklch(42.7% 0.152 281.5)
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Step 900
900
#3A357E
oklch(37.7% 0.12 282.1)
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Step 950
950
#21204A
oklch(27% 0.076 281.1)
#6E64EC 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) | #007CF1 | 0.091 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0072E9 | 0.088 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #35849E | 0.170 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.199 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E64EC
#6E64EC
oklch(58.6% 0.198 281.7)
- #8B7E00
#8B7E00
oklch(58.7% 0.123 102.2)
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 #6E64EC, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.023
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.044
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.048
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.048
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.050
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.052
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.057
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.059
Use #6E64EC 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.