#5E89C8

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(62.6% 0.107 257.8), rgb(94, 137, 200).

Black text reads best on this color (5.88:1).

About this color

#5E89C8 is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.107 and its hue 258°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.88:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.107)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	5.88:1
White text	3.56:1

Values

HEX	#5E89C8
RGB	rgb(94, 137, 200)
HSL	hsl(216, 49%, 58%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.6% 0.107 257.8)

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 #5E89C8	3.56:1	AA large text	Lc -68.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #5E89C8	5.88:1	AA	Lc 41.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#5E89C8 text on white	3.56:1	AA large text	Lc 63.1	Content text, not long reading
#5E89C8 text on black	5.88:1	AA	Lc -38.6	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

#F3F6FA

oklch(97.2% 0.006 255.5)
Step 100
100

#E4EAF4

oklch(93.5% 0.015 260.7)
Step 200
200

#CDDAED

oklch(88.4% 0.03 257.8)
Step 300
300

#ACC2E3

oklch(80.8% 0.053 258.4)
Step 400
400

#80A2D5

oklch(70.6% 0.084 258.3)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#5E89C8

oklch(62.6% 0.107 257.8)
Step 600
600

#4674B6

oklch(55.7% 0.115 257.5)
Step 700
700

#37619D

oklch(49.2% 0.108 257.5)
Step 800
800

#2E4F7F

oklch(42.7% 0.089 257.8)
Step 900
900

#294266

oklch(37.7% 0.069 257.5)
Step 950
950

#18273C

oklch(27% 0.044 256.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#5E89C8 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)	#708DCB	0.025
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6383C7	0.016
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#25979F	0.096
Achromatopsia (no color)	#888888	0.107