#6E75E4
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(61.1% 0.165 277.6), rgb(110, 117, 228).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.32:1).
About this color
#6E75E4 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.165 and its hue 278°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.32:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.165) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.32:1 |
| White text | 3.94:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E75E4 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 117, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 69%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.165 277.6) |
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 #6E75E4 | 3.94:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E75E4 | 5.32:1 | AA | Lc 37.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E75E4 text on white | 3.94:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E75E4 text on black | 5.32:1 | AA | Lc -35.1 | 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
#F3F5FD
oklch(97.1% 0.011 274.9)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9FA
oklch(93.7% 0.023 277.9)
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Step 200
200
#D1D7F7
oklch(88.5% 0.044 277.1)
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Step 300
300
#B3BCF5
oklch(80.8% 0.081 277.4)
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Step 400
400
#8E98F0
oklch(70.8% 0.129 277.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6E75E4
oklch(61.1% 0.165 277.6)
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Step 600
600
#5E61D9
oklch(55.5% 0.18 277.7)
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Step 700
700
#4E50BC
oklch(49.1% 0.166 277.6)
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Step 800
800
#404298
oklch(42.7% 0.138 277.8)
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Step 900
900
#353979
oklch(37.7% 0.107 277.3)
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Step 950
950
#1F2247
oklch(27.1% 0.068 277.3)
#6E75E4 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) | #4085E8 | 0.058 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #337CE2 | 0.061 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3B8DA2 | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.166 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E75E4
#6E75E4
oklch(61.1% 0.165 277.6)
- #988300
#988300
oklch(61.1% 0.126 97.8)
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 #6E75E4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6E75E4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.029
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.038
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.047
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.056
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.061
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.066
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.069
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.069
Use #6E75E4 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.