#5B92CF

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(64.8% 0.109 252.1), rgb(91, 146, 207).

Black text reads best on this color (6.45:1).

About this color

#5B92CF is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.109 and its hue 252°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.45:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.109)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	6.45:1
White text	3.25:1

Values

HEX	#5B92CF
RGB	rgb(91, 146, 207)
HSL	hsl(212, 55%, 58%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.8% 0.109 252.1)

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 #5B92CF	3.25:1	AA large text	Lc -65.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #5B92CF	6.45:1	AA	Lc 44.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#5B92CF text on white	3.25:1	AA large text	Lc 59.7	Large or bold text, headings
#5B92CF text on black	6.45:1	AA	Lc -42.1	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

#F2F6FA

oklch(97.1% 0.007 247.9)
Step 100
100

#E3EBF4

oklch(93.7% 0.015 251.2)
Step 200
200

#CCDBED

oklch(88.6% 0.03 253)
Step 300
300

#A8C4E3

oklch(81% 0.053 251.1)
Step 400
400

#79A4D5

oklch(70.6% 0.086 252.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#5B92CF

oklch(64.8% 0.109 252.1)
Step 600
600

#3A76B6

oklch(55.6% 0.118 252)
Step 700
700

#2C639D

oklch(49.2% 0.11 252)
Step 800
800

#25517F

oklch(42.7% 0.091 251.6)
Step 900
900

#234366

oklch(37.6% 0.071 252.1)
Step 950
950

#15283C

oklch(27.1% 0.045 250.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#5B92CF 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)	#7995D2	0.036
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6A8ACE	0.025
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A0A7	0.095
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8F8F8F	0.109