#6E69EE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.6% 0.194 280.4), rgb(110, 105, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.91:1).
About this color
#6E69EE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.194 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.91:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.194) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.91:1 |
| White text | 4.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E69EE |
| RGB | rgb(110, 105, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 80%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.6% 0.194 280.4) |
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 #6E69EE | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E69EE | 4.91:1 | AA | Lc 34.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E69EE text on white | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E69EE text on black | 4.91:1 | AA | Lc -32.5 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FD
oklch(93.6% 0.028 281.5)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FC
oklch(88.5% 0.052 280.5)
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Step 300
300
#B5BAFD
oklch(80.9% 0.095 280.7)
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Step 400
400
#9093FD
oklch(70.7% 0.153 280.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6E69EE
oklch(59.6% 0.194 280.4)
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Step 600
600
#6358E9
oklch(55.6% 0.211 280.4)
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Step 700
700
#5347CB
oklch(49.2% 0.196 280.5)
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Step 800
800
#433BA4
oklch(42.6% 0.163 280.4)
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Step 900
900
#383482
oklch(37.6% 0.127 280.7)
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Step 950
950
#201F4C
oklch(26.9% 0.081 280.5)
#6E69EE 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) | #007FF2 | 0.088 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0075EB | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3288A1 | 0.168 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.195 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E69EE
#6E69EE
oklch(59.6% 0.194 280.4)
- #908000
#908000
oklch(59.6% 0.124 100.6)
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 #6E69EE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.019
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.038
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.051
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.055
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.056
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.059
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.060
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.060
Use #6E69EE 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.