#5D6AC8
Closest named color: Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1). oklch(56% 0.145 274.8), rgb(93, 106, 200).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.81:1).
About this color
#5D6AC8 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.145 and its hue 275°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1), ΔE 0.033 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.81:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.145) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1) |
| Black text | 4.36:1 |
| White text | 4.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5D6AC8 |
| RGB | rgb(93, 106, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 49%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.145 274.8) |
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 #5D6AC8 | 4.81:1 | AA | Lc -78.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5D6AC8 | 4.36:1 | AA large text | Lc 30.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5D6AC8 text on white | 4.81:1 | AA | Lc 73.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5D6AC8 text on black | 4.36:1 | AA large text | Lc -28.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
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
#F3F5FB
oklch(97% 0.008 271.3)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9F7
oklch(93.6% 0.019 276.3)
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Step 200
200
#D2D8F2
oklch(88.6% 0.036 275.3)
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Step 300
300
#B4BEEB
oklch(80.9% 0.065 275.1)
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Step 400
400
#8D9BE2
oklch(70.6% 0.105 274.9)
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Step 500
500
#7281D9
oklch(63.1% 0.133 274.6)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#5D6AC8
oklch(56% 0.145 274.8)
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Step 700
700
#4C57AC
oklch(49.2% 0.135 274.8)
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Step 800
800
#3E478B
oklch(42.6% 0.112 274.9)
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Step 900
900
#343C6F
oklch(37.6% 0.087 274.7)
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Step 950
950
#1F2441
oklch(27.1% 0.054 274.8)
#5D6AC8 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) | #3F77CB | 0.043 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #336EC6 | 0.045 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #2A7F8F | 0.129 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #727272 | 0.145 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5D6AC8
#5D6AC8
oklch(56% 0.145 274.8)
- #8A7300
#8A7300
oklch(56.1% 0.115 95)
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 #5D6AC8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.033
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.043
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.044
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.045
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.050
- French Blue #436BAD ΔE 0.055
- Windows Blue #3778BF ΔE 0.055
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.064
Use #5D6AC8 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.