#6E6FE6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.1% 0.176 279.3), rgb(110, 111, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.07:1).
About this color
#6E6FE6 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.176 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.07:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.176) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.07:1 |
| White text | 4.13:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E6FE6 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 111, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 71%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.1% 0.176 279.3) |
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 #6E6FE6 | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E6FE6 | 5.07:1 | AA | Lc 35.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E6FE6 text on white | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E6FE6 text on black | 5.07:1 | AA | Lc -33.5 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9FB
oklch(93.7% 0.024 278.4)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6F9
oklch(88.4% 0.048 280.2)
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Step 300
300
#B4BBF8
oklch(80.8% 0.086 279.2)
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Step 400
400
#8F96F4
oklch(70.7% 0.137 279)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6E6FE6
oklch(60.1% 0.176 279.3)
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Step 600
600
#615EDF
oklch(55.7% 0.191 279.2)
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Step 700
700
#514CC1
oklch(49% 0.177 279.5)
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Step 800
800
#423F9C
oklch(42.6% 0.147 279.6)
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Step 900
900
#37377C
oklch(37.7% 0.114 279.4)
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Step 950
950
#202149
oklch(27.1% 0.073 279.3)
#6E6FE6 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) | #2F81EA | 0.070 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1F78E3 | 0.074 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3A8AA0 | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E6FE6
#6E6FE6
oklch(60.1% 0.176 279.3)
- #938100
#938100
oklch(60.1% 0.125 99.4)
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 #6E6FE6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6E6FE6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.027
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.033
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.050
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.058
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.059
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.060
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.061
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.062
Use #6E6FE6 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.