#5F80EE
Closest named color: Soft Blue (#6488EA). oklch(63% 0.169 268.6), rgb(95, 128, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.80:1).
About this color
#5F80EE is a medium-light, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.169 and its hue 269°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Blue (#6488EA), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.80:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.169) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Soft Blue (#6488EA) |
| Black text | 5.80:1 |
| White text | 3.61:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5F80EE |
| RGB | rgb(95, 128, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 81%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.169 268.6) |
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 #5F80EE | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5F80EE | 5.80:1 | AA | Lc 40.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5F80EE text on white | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5F80EE text on black | 5.80:1 | AA | Lc -38.2 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F2F5FD
oklch(97% 0.011 269.6)
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Step 100
100
#E3EAFA
oklch(93.6% 0.023 266.9)
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Step 200
200
#CCD9F8
oklch(88.5% 0.045 267.4)
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Step 300
300
#AABFF7
oklch(80.9% 0.083 268.6)
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Step 400
400
#7E9CF3
oklch(70.7% 0.132 268.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#5F80EE
oklch(63% 0.169 268.6)
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Step 600
600
#4867DD
oklch(55.6% 0.183 268.7)
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Step 700
700
#3A55C0
oklch(49.2% 0.17 268.6)
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Step 800
800
#30469B
oklch(42.7% 0.141 268.8)
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Step 900
900
#2A3C7B
oklch(37.7% 0.109 268.7)
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Step 950
950
#182448
oklch(27.1% 0.069 267.8)
#5F80EE 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) | #4B8DF2 | 0.035 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3381EC | 0.039 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #0099AB | 0.147 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.169 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5F80EE
#5F80EE
oklch(63% 0.169 268.6)
- #A98400
#A98400
oklch(63.1% 0.129 88.8)
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 #5F80EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #5F80EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.024
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.026
- Dark Sky Blue #448EE4 ΔE 0.046
- Chefchaouen Blue #4895EF ΔE 0.055
- Cornflower Blue #6495ED ΔE 0.056
- Dodger Blue #1E90FF ΔE 0.057
- Clear Blue #247AFD ΔE 0.057
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.064
Use #5F80EE 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.