#6E76E1
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(61.1% 0.16 277.3), rgb(110, 118, 225).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.34:1).
About this color
#6E76E1 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.160 and its hue 277°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.34:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.160) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.34:1 |
| White text | 3.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E76E1 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 118, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 66%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.16 277.3) |
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 #6E76E1 | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E76E1 | 5.34:1 | AA | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E76E1 text on white | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E76E1 text on black | 5.34:1 | AA | Lc -35.2 | 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
#E6E9F9
oklch(93.6% 0.022 277.5)
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Step 200
200
#D1D7F6
oklch(88.4% 0.043 276.8)
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Step 300
300
#B4BCF3
oklch(80.8% 0.078 278.1)
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Step 400
400
#8E98EE
oklch(70.7% 0.126 277.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6E76E1
oklch(61.1% 0.16 277.3)
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Step 600
600
#5E63D6
oklch(55.7% 0.173 277.3)
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Step 700
700
#4E51B9
oklch(49.1% 0.161 277.5)
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Step 800
800
#3F4396
oklch(42.7% 0.134 277)
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Step 900
900
#353977
oklch(37.6% 0.104 277.4)
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Step 950
950
#1F2246
oklch(27% 0.066 277.4)
#6E76E1 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) | #4585E5 | 0.054 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #397CDF | 0.057 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3D8DA1 | 0.139 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.160 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E76E1
#6E76E1
oklch(61.1% 0.16 277.3)
- #998300
#998300
oklch(61.2% 0.126 97.3)
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 #6E76E1, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.033
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.043
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.046
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.056
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.062
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.067
- Dark Sky Blue #448EE4 ΔE 0.070
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.070
Use #6E76E1 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.