#698AC8

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(63.4% 0.101 262.4), rgb(105, 138, 200).

Black text reads best on this color (6.07:1).

About this color

#698AC8 is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.101 and its hue 262°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.07:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.101)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	6.07:1
White text	3.45:1

Values

HEX	#698AC8
RGB	rgb(105, 138, 200)
HSL	hsl(219, 46%, 60%)
OKLCH	oklch(63.4% 0.101 262.4)

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 #698AC8	3.45:1	AA large text	Lc -67.5	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #698AC8	6.07:1	AA	Lc 42.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#698AC8 text on white	3.45:1	AA large text	Lc 62.0	Content text, not long reading
#698AC8 text on black	6.07:1	AA	Lc -39.6	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

#F3F5FA

oklch(97% 0.007 268.5)
Step 100
100

#E5EAF4

oklch(93.6% 0.015 264.5)
Step 200
200

#CFDAEC

oklch(88.5% 0.028 260.3)
Step 300
300

#B0C1E1

oklch(80.9% 0.049 263.1)
Step 400
400

#86A1D3

oklch(70.7% 0.08 262.5)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#698AC8

oklch(63.4% 0.101 262.4)
Step 600
600

#5072B4

oklch(55.7% 0.11 262.7)
Step 700
700

#405F9A

oklch(49% 0.102 262.3)
Step 800
800

#354E7D

oklch(42.7% 0.084 262.2)
Step 900
900

#2E4165

oklch(37.7% 0.067 262.4)
Step 950
950

#1B263B

oklch(26.9% 0.042 262.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#698AC8 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)	#738FCB	0.020
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6886C7	0.011
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#4297A0	0.090
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8A8A8A	0.101