#6889BD

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(62.6% 0.088 259.3), rgb(104, 137, 189).

Black text reads best on this color (5.90:1).

About this color

#6889BD is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.088 and its hue 259°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.90:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.088)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	5.90:1
White text	3.55:1

Values

HEX	#6889BD
RGB	rgb(104, 137, 189)
HSL	hsl(217, 39%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.6% 0.088 259.3)

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 #6889BD	3.55:1	AA large text	Lc -68.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #6889BD	5.90:1	AA	Lc 41.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6889BD text on white	3.55:1	AA large text	Lc 63.1	Content text, not long reading
#6889BD text on black	5.90:1	AA	Lc -38.6	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

#F3F6F9

oklch(97.2% 0.005 247.9)
Step 100
100

#E5EAF2

oklch(93.6% 0.012 259.8)
Step 200
200

#D0DAE9

oklch(88.5% 0.023 258.4)
Step 300
300

#B0C2DD

oklch(80.9% 0.043 258.4)
Step 400
400

#87A2CC

oklch(70.7% 0.069 259.1)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#6889BD

oklch(62.6% 0.088 259.3)
Step 600
600

#5174AB

oklch(55.7% 0.095 259.2)
Step 700
700

#416193

oklch(49.1% 0.089 259)
Step 800
800

#364F77

oklch(42.6% 0.074 259.5)
Step 900
900

#2F4260

oklch(37.7% 0.057 259.3)
Step 950
950

#1C2738

oklch(27.1% 0.035 258.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6889BD 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)	#768CBF	0.020
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6C84BC	0.014
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#47949B	0.078
Achromatopsia (no color)	#888888	0.088