#6E72DB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60% 0.157 278.9), rgb(110, 114, 219).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.09:1).
About this color
#6E72DB is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.157 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.042 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.09:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.157) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.09:1 |
| White text | 4.12:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E72DB |
| RGB | rgb(110, 114, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 60%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.157 278.9) |
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 #6E72DB | 4.12:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E72DB | 5.09:1 | AA | Lc 35.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E72DB text on white | 4.12:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E72DB text on black | 5.09:1 | 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
#F4F5FC
oklch(97.1% 0.009 279.7)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9F9
oklch(93.6% 0.022 277.5)
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Step 200
200
#D2D7F6
oklch(88.5% 0.043 278.2)
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Step 300
300
#B5BCF2
oklch(80.9% 0.077 278.8)
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Step 400
400
#9098EC
oklch(70.7% 0.123 278.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6E72DB
oklch(60% 0.157 278.9)
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Step 600
600
#6162D4
oklch(55.6% 0.171 278.9)
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Step 700
700
#5151B7
oklch(49.2% 0.157 278.9)
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Step 800
800
#424394
oklch(42.8% 0.13 278.8)
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Step 900
900
#373976
oklch(37.6% 0.102 278.9)
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Step 950
950
#202245
oklch(27% 0.064 278.7)
#6E72DB 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) | #4381DF | 0.056 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3979D9 | 0.059 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #43899C | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.157 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E72DB
#6E72DB
oklch(60% 0.157 278.9)
- #938000
#938000
oklch(59.9% 0.124 98.8)
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 #6E72DB, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.042
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.043
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.050
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.056
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.057
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.059
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.061
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.063
Use #6E72DB 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.