#6F76E6
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(61.5% 0.166 277.6), rgb(111, 118, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.40:1).
About this color
#6F76E6 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.166 and its hue 278°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.40:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.166) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.40:1 |
| White text | 3.88:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6F76E6 |
| RGB | rgb(111, 118, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 70%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.166 277.6) |
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 #6F76E6 | 3.88:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6F76E6 | 5.40:1 | AA | Lc 38.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6F76E6 text on white | 3.88:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6F76E6 text on black | 5.40:1 | AA | Lc -35.6 | 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
#D1D7F8
oklch(88.5% 0.046 277.3)
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Step 300
300
#B3BCF5
oklch(80.8% 0.081 277.4)
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Step 400
400
#8D97F1
oklch(70.6% 0.132 277.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6F76E6
oklch(61.5% 0.166 277.6)
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Step 600
600
#5E61DA
oklch(55.6% 0.181 277.7)
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Step 700
700
#4E4FBD
oklch(49% 0.169 277.8)
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Step 800
800
#404299
oklch(42.8% 0.139 277.8)
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Step 900
900
#35397A
oklch(37.8% 0.109 277.2)
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Step 950
950
#1F2247
oklch(27.1% 0.068 277.3)
#6F76E6 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) | #4186EA | 0.058 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #347DE4 | 0.061 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3B8FA3 | 0.147 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.167 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6F76E6
#6F76E6
oklch(61.5% 0.166 277.6)
- #9A8400
#9A8400
oklch(61.5% 0.127 97.4)
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 #6F76E6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6F76E6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.026
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.038
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.045
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.056
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.064
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.065
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.066
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.069
Use #6F76E6 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.