#6E72F4
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(61.6% 0.191 277.9), rgb(110, 114, 244).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.37:1).
About this color
#6E72F4 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.191 and its hue 278°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.37:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.191) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.37:1 |
| White text | 3.90:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E72F4 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 114, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 86%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.6% 0.191 277.9) |
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 #6E72F4 | 3.90:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E72F4 | 5.37:1 | AA | Lc 37.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E72F4 text on white | 3.90:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E72F4 text on black | 5.37:1 | AA | Lc -35.5 | 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
#E5E9FC
oklch(93.7% 0.026 276.4)
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Step 200
200
#D0D7FC
oklch(88.6% 0.052 276.9)
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Step 300
300
#B2BBFD
oklch(80.9% 0.094 278.1)
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Step 400
400
#8C95FC
oklch(70.7% 0.15 278.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6E72F4
oklch(61.6% 0.191 277.9)
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Step 600
600
#5D5BE8
oklch(55.6% 0.207 277.9)
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Step 700
700
#4D4ACA
oklch(49.2% 0.192 277.7)
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Step 800
800
#3F3DA3
oklch(42.6% 0.16 278)
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Step 900
900
#353681
oklch(37.7% 0.123 278.1)
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Step 950
950
#1E204C
oklch(26.9% 0.08 277.6)
#6E72F4 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) | #2186F9 | 0.075 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007BF1 | 0.079 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #2890A8 | 0.167 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.191 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E72F4
#6E72F4
oklch(61.6% 0.191 277.9)
- #9A8500
#9A8500
oklch(61.7% 0.128 98)
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 #6E72F4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6E72F4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.017
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.058
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.064
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.066
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.068
- Clear Blue #247AFD ΔE 0.069
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.069
Use #6E72F4 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.