#60BAEC

Closest named color: Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0). oklch(75.3% 0.112 235.3), rgb(96, 186, 236).

Black text reads best on this color (9.73:1).

About this color

#60BAEC is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.112 and its hue 235°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0), ΔE 0.040 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.73:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.112)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0)
Black text	9.73:1
White text	2.15:1

Values

HEX	#60BAEC
RGB	rgb(96, 186, 236)
HSL	hsl(201, 79%, 65%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.3% 0.112 235.3)

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 #60BAEC	2.15:1	Fails	Lc -46.9	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #60BAEC	9.73:1	AAA	Lc 61.8	Content text, not long reading
#60BAEC text on white	2.15:1	Fails	Lc 42.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#60BAEC text on black	9.73:1	AAA	Lc -60.0	Content text, not long reading

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 400.

Step 50
50

#F0F7FB

oklch(97.2% 0.009 232.4)
Step 100
100

#DEECF6

oklch(93.6% 0.02 238.7)
Step 200
200

#C1DEF0

oklch(88.5% 0.04 235.2)
Step 300
300

#94C9E8

oklch(81% 0.07 234.5)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#60BAEC

oklch(75.3% 0.112 235.3)
Step 500
500

#0094CF

oklch(63% 0.135 235.8)
Step 600
600

#007DAE

oklch(55.7% 0.118 234.9)
Step 700
700

#006993

oklch(49.2% 0.104 234.9)
Step 800
800

#005679

oklch(42.8% 0.09 234.7)
Step 900
900

#004766

oklch(37.6% 0.081 235.8)
Step 950
950

#002A3E

oklch(26.9% 0.057 235.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#60BAEC 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)	#A2B9EE	0.069
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8FAAEB	0.060
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00C7CB	0.080
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B0B0B0	0.112