#6E6EDE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.4% 0.166 280.1), rgb(110, 110, 222).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.94:1).
About this color
#6E6EDE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.166 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.94:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.166) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.94:1 |
| White text | 4.24:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E6EDE |
| RGB | rgb(110, 110, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 63%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.4% 0.166 280.1) |
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 #6E6EDE | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E6EDE | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E6EDE text on white | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E6EDE text on black | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc -32.6 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9FA
oklch(93.7% 0.023 277.9)
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Step 200
200
#D3D7F7
oklch(88.6% 0.044 279.8)
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Step 300
300
#B6BBF5
oklch(80.8% 0.082 280.6)
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Step 400
400
#9196F0
oklch(70.6% 0.131 280.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6E6EDE
oklch(59.4% 0.166 280.1)
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Step 600
600
#635FD9
oklch(55.5% 0.181 280.2)
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Step 700
700
#524EBC
oklch(49.1% 0.168 279.9)
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Step 800
800
#434198
oklch(42.8% 0.138 279.8)
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Step 900
900
#383879
oklch(37.7% 0.108 279.9)
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Step 950
950
#212147
oklch(27% 0.069 280.7)
#6E6EDE 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) | #377FE2 | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2C77DC | 0.069 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #41879C | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.167 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E6EDE
#6E6EDE
oklch(59.4% 0.166 280.1)
- #907F00
#907F00
oklch(59.4% 0.123 99.9)
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 #6E6EDE, 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
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.043
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.043
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.051
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.053
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.058
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.059
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.064
Use #6E6EDE 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.