#568EB9

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(62.6% 0.088 243), rgb(86, 142, 185).

Black text reads best on this color (5.96:1).

About this color

#568EB9 is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.088 and its hue 243°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.96:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.088)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	5.96:1
White text	3.52:1

Values

HEX	#568EB9
RGB	rgb(86, 142, 185)
HSL	hsl(206, 41%, 53%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.6% 0.088 243)

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 #568EB9	3.52:1	AA large text	Lc -68.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #568EB9	5.96:1	AA	Lc 41.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#568EB9 text on white	3.52:1	AA large text	Lc 62.6	Content text, not long reading
#568EB9 text on black	5.96:1	AA	Lc -39.0	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

#F2F6F9

oklch(97.1% 0.006 239.8)
Step 100
100

#E3EBF2

oklch(93.6% 0.013 244.3)
Step 200
200

#CCDBE8

oklch(88.4% 0.024 244.2)
Step 300
300

#A9C5DB

oklch(81% 0.043 241.8)
Step 400
400

#7BA6C9

oklch(70.7% 0.069 243.5)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#568EB9

oklch(62.6% 0.088 243)
Step 600
600

#3B79A7

oklch(55.6% 0.096 243.2)
Step 700
700

#2D668F

oklch(49.1% 0.089 242.8)
Step 800
800

#265374

oklch(42.6% 0.074 243)
Step 900
900

#24455E

oklch(37.7% 0.058 243)
Step 950
950

#162837

oklch(26.9% 0.037 244.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#568EB9 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)	#7B8EBB	0.043
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6E84B8	0.036
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#18989D	0.072
Achromatopsia (no color)	#898989	0.088