#6E71E3
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.3% 0.169 278.9), rgb(110, 113, 227).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.13:1).
About this color
#6E71E3 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.169 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.13:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.169) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.13:1 |
| White text | 4.09:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E71E3 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 113, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 68%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.3% 0.169 278.9) |
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 #6E71E3 | 4.09:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E71E3 | 5.13:1 | AA | Lc 36.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E71E3 text on white | 4.09:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E71E3 text on black | 5.13:1 | AA | Lc -33.8 | 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
#D2D7F8
oklch(88.6% 0.046 278.6)
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Step 300
300
#B4BCF6
oklch(80.9% 0.082 278.3)
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Step 400
400
#8F97F2
oklch(70.8% 0.133 278.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6E71E3
oklch(60.3% 0.169 278.9)
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Step 600
600
#6060DB
oklch(55.6% 0.183 278.6)
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Step 700
700
#504EBE
oklch(49.1% 0.171 278.8)
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Step 800
800
#41419A
oklch(42.8% 0.142 278.6)
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Step 900
900
#37387A
oklch(37.7% 0.11 279.1)
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Step 950
950
#202148
oklch(27% 0.071 279.4)
#6E71E3 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) | #3882E7 | 0.064 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2B79E1 | 0.068 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3C8A9F | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E71E3
#6E71E3
oklch(60.3% 0.169 278.9)
- #948100
#948100
oklch(60.2% 0.125 98.9)
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 #6E71E3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6E71E3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.032
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.034
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.052
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.057
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.057
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.060
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.061
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.063
Use #6E71E3 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.