#6598BD

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(65.8% 0.078 240.9), rgb(101, 152, 189).

Black text reads best on this color (6.77:1).

About this color

#6598BD is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 241°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.77:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.078)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	6.77:1
White text	3.09:1

Values

HEX	#6598BD
RGB	rgb(101, 152, 189)
HSL	hsl(205, 40%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.8% 0.078 240.9)

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 #6598BD	3.09:1	AA large text	Lc -63.2	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #6598BD	6.77:1	AA	Lc 46.2	Large or bold text, headings
#6598BD text on white	3.09:1	AA large text	Lc 57.8	Large or bold text, headings
#6598BD text on black	6.77:1	AA	Lc -43.9	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

#E4EBF1

oklch(93.6% 0.011 243.7)
Step 200
200

#CDDBE6

oklch(88.4% 0.021 241.4)
Step 300
300

#ACC4D7

oklch(80.8% 0.038 241.9)
Step 400
400

#7FA6C3

oklch(70.7% 0.06 240.9)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#6598BD

oklch(65.8% 0.078 240.9)
Step 600
600

#4279A0

oklch(55.5% 0.084 241.4)
Step 700
700

#336689

oklch(49.1% 0.079 240.9)
Step 800
800

#2B536F

oklch(42.6% 0.065 241.1)
Step 900
900

#27455A

oklch(37.7% 0.051 240.5)
Step 950
950

#182935

oklch(27.2% 0.032 240.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6598BD 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)	#8898BF	0.043
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7C8EBC	0.036
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#3EA1A4	0.063
Achromatopsia (no color)	#929292	0.078