#5C6BE3
Closest named color: Royal Blue (#4169E1). oklch(58% 0.181 274), rgb(92, 107, 227).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.66:1).
About this color
#5C6BE3 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.181 and its hue 274°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Royal Blue (#4169E1), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.66:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Royal Blue (#4169E1) |
| Black text | 4.66:1 |
| White text | 4.49:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5C6BE3 |
| RGB | rgb(92, 107, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 71%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.181 274) |
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 #5C6BE3 | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5C6BE3 | 4.66:1 | AA | Lc 33.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5C6BE3 text on white | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5C6BE3 text on black | 4.66:1 | AA | Lc -30.8 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FD
oklch(97.1% 0.011 274.9)
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Step 100
100
#E5E9FA
oklch(93.6% 0.023 275.4)
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Step 200
200
#CFD8F8
oklch(88.5% 0.045 273)
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Step 300
300
#B0BDF6
oklch(80.8% 0.082 274.5)
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Step 400
400
#8899F1
oklch(70.6% 0.13 274.3)
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Step 500
500
#6C7DEC
oklch(63% 0.166 274.1)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#5C6BE3
oklch(58% 0.181 274)
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Step 700
700
#4652BE
oklch(49.1% 0.168 273.7)
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Step 800
800
#3A449A
oklch(42.8% 0.139 274)
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Step 900
900
#313A7A
oklch(37.7% 0.108 274)
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Step 950
950
#1C2248
oklch(26.9% 0.07 274)
#5C6BE3 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) | #1F7DE7 | 0.061 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0071E1 | 0.062 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00879D | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5C6BE3
#5C6BE3
oklch(58% 0.181 274)
- #917800
#917800
oklch(57.9% 0.119 94.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #5C6BE3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.032
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.039
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.044
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.047
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.049
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.051
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.052
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.056
Use #5C6BE3 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.