#6A6887Heron (#6A6887) is a mid-tone, muted purple with an OKLCH hue of 288°, lightness 0.53 and chroma 0.048. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #6A6887 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 104, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 13%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 23%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 47%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(45.2 7.8 -16.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.531 0.048 288) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Heron shifts subtly: leans toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6f657e — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#6e6984 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#6a6887 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6a6889 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Heron in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.33:1 and against black 3.94:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#bfbed8 · #9897b3 · #6a6887 · #504e6a · #302e46 · #131124
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#7891b3 · #6f7ba6 · #6a6887 · #63517b · #5a3f60 · #4e2f47
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c896b7 · #9a8191 · #6a6887 · #4e4a71 · #343053 · #2a1523
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c9c88f · #8b8b9a · #6a6887 · #4c4a63 · #2f2e43 · #151422
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f2f2ea · #86858f · #6a6887 · #53534e · #21202a · #020200
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f1f0fe · #c8c7d7 · #6a6887 · #211f34 · #030110 · #ceca4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f3f3e2 · #8a895f · #6a6887 · #57561f · #252300 · #010007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f3f3e2 · #9b825d · #6a6887 · #3e5c32 · #301e00 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee6 · #a57c67 · #6a6887 · #1f604a · #002a1d · #0f0200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeded · #a87879 · #6a6887 · #57561f · #002829 · #020200
#7F7E9A · #9694AD · #ACABC1 · #C4C3D5 · #DCDBE9
#575671 · #45445C · #343348 · #242235 · #141322
#6A6981 · #6B6A7C · #6B6B76
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.