#5A93BF

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(64.2% 0.089 243.1), rgb(90, 147, 191).

Black text reads best on this color (6.36:1).

About this color

#5A93BF is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.089 and its hue 243°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.36:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (64%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.089)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	6.36:1
White text	3.30:1

Values

HEX	#5A93BF
RGB	rgb(90, 147, 191)
HSL	hsl(206, 44%, 55%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.2% 0.089 243.1)

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 #5A93BF	3.30:1	AA large text	Lc -65.7	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #5A93BF	6.36:1	AA	Lc 43.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#5A93BF text on white	3.30:1	AA large text	Lc 60.3	Content text, not long reading
#5A93BF text on black	6.36:1	AA	Lc -41.5	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

#7AA6C9

oklch(70.6% 0.07 242.9)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#5A93BF

oklch(64.2% 0.089 243.1)
Step 600
600

#3A79A8

oklch(55.6% 0.098 243.5)
Step 700
700

#2C6690

oklch(49.2% 0.09 243.1)
Step 800
800

#265375

oklch(42.7% 0.075 243.8)
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

#5A93BF 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)	#8093C1	0.044
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7389BE	0.037
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#1E9EA2	0.074
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8D8D8D	0.089