#6487ED
Closest named color: Soft Blue (#6488EA). oklch(64.6% 0.157 267.6), rgb(100, 135, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.23:1).
About this color
#6487ED is a medium-light, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.157 and its hue 268°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Blue (#6488EA), ΔE 0.006 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.23:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.157) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Soft Blue (#6488EA) |
| Black text | 6.23:1 |
| White text | 3.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6487ED |
| RGB | rgb(100, 135, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 79%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.6% 0.157 267.6) |
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 #6487ED | 3.37:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6487ED | 6.23:1 | AA | Lc 43.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6487ED text on white | 3.37:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6487ED text on black | 6.23:1 | AA | Lc -40.8 | 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
#E3EAF9
oklch(93.6% 0.022 265.8)
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Step 200
200
#CDD9F6
oklch(88.5% 0.042 267.7)
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Step 300
300
#ABC0F3
oklch(81% 0.076 267.3)
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Step 400
400
#7F9DEE
oklch(70.7% 0.124 267.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6487ED
oklch(64.6% 0.157 267.6)
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Step 600
600
#4869D6
oklch(55.5% 0.171 267.8)
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Step 700
700
#3A57BA
oklch(49.1% 0.16 267.8)
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Step 800
800
#304896
oklch(42.8% 0.131 267.7)
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Step 900
900
#2A3D78
oklch(37.7% 0.103 267.8)
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Step 950
950
#182446
oklch(26.9% 0.065 267.3)
#6487ED 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) | #5992F1 | 0.029 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4786EB | 0.030 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #009EAE | 0.140 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.158 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6487ED
#6487ED
oklch(64.6% 0.157 267.6)
- #B08800
#B08800
oklch(64.7% 0.132 87.7)
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 #6487ED, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.006
- Cornflower Blue #6495ED ΔE 0.037
- Dark Sky Blue #448EE4 ΔE 0.038
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.040
- Chefchaouen Blue #4895EF ΔE 0.041
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.054
- Dodger Blue #1E90FF ΔE 0.055
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.059
Use #6487ED 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.