#6196BA

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(65% 0.078 239.3), rgb(97, 150, 186).

Black text reads best on this color (6.57:1).

About this color

#6196BA is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 239°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.57:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.078)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	6.57:1
White text	3.19:1

Values

HEX	#6196BA
RGB	rgb(97, 150, 186)
HSL	hsl(204, 39%, 55%)
OKLCH	oklch(65% 0.078 239.3)

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 #6196BA	3.19:1	AA large text	Lc -64.4	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #6196BA	6.57:1	AA	Lc 45.1	Large or bold text, headings
#6196BA text on white	3.19:1	AA large text	Lc 59.0	Large or bold text, headings
#6196BA text on black	6.57:1	AA	Lc -42.7	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

#F2F6F9

oklch(97.1% 0.006 239.8)
Step 100
100

#E3EBF1

oklch(93.6% 0.012 239.9)
Step 200
200

#CDDBE6

oklch(88.4% 0.021 241.4)
Step 300
300

#ABC5D7

oklch(81% 0.038 238.2)
Step 400
400

#7EA6C3

oklch(70.6% 0.061 240.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#6196BA

oklch(65% 0.078 239.3)
Step 600
600

#407AA0

oklch(55.7% 0.085 239.5)
Step 700
700

#316789

oklch(49.2% 0.079 238.8)
Step 800
800

#2A546F

oklch(42.8% 0.065 239)
Step 900
900

#26455A

oklch(37.6% 0.052 239.7)
Step 950
950

#172935

oklch(27.1% 0.033 238.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6196BA 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)	#8695BC	0.045
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7A8CB9	0.038
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#389FA2	0.062
Achromatopsia (no color)	#909090	0.078