#419CBE

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(65.2% 0.099 226.1), rgb(65, 156, 190).

Black text reads best on this color (6.72:1).

About this color

#419CBE is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.099 and its hue 226°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.051 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.72:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.099)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	6.72:1
White text	3.12:1

Values

HEX	#419CBE
RGB	rgb(65, 156, 190)
HSL	hsl(196, 49%, 50%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.2% 0.099 226.1)

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 #419CBE	3.12:1	AA large text	Lc -63.4	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #419CBE	6.72:1	AA	Lc 46.1	Large or bold text, headings
#419CBE text on white	3.12:1	AA large text	Lc 58.0	Large or bold text, headings
#419CBE text on black	6.72:1	AA	Lc -43.7	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.

Step 50
50

#F1F6F9

oklch(97% 0.007 233.6)
Step 100
100

#E1ECF1

oklch(93.6% 0.014 226.6)
Step 200
200

#C7DDE7

oklch(88.4% 0.027 226.8)
Step 300
300

#A0C8D9

oklch(81% 0.049 225.7)
Step 400
400

#69ABC6

oklch(70.7% 0.078 226.1)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#419CBE

oklch(65.2% 0.099 226.1)
Step 600
600

#007FA3

oklch(55.6% 0.107 226.4)
Step 700
700

#006B89

oklch(49.1% 0.094 225.7)
Step 800
800

#005771

oklch(42.6% 0.082 226.6)
Step 900
900

#10485C

oklch(37.6% 0.065 226.9)
Step 950
950

#0C2A36

oklch(26.9% 0.042 227.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#419CBE 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)	#8A99C0	0.075
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#788CBE	0.066
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A6A7	0.057
Achromatopsia (no color)	#929292	0.099