#6A85CA

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(62.5% 0.109 267), rgb(106, 133, 202).

Black text reads best on this color (5.82:1).

About this color

#6A85CA is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.109 and its hue 267°. 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 5.82:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.109)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	5.82:1
White text	3.60:1

Values

HEX	#6A85CA
RGB	rgb(106, 133, 202)
HSL	hsl(223, 48%, 60%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.5% 0.109 267)

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 #6A85CA	3.60:1	AA large text	Lc -69.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #6A85CA	5.82:1	AA	Lc 40.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6A85CA text on white	3.60:1	AA large text	Lc 63.6	Content text, not long reading
#6A85CA text on black	5.82:1	AA	Lc -38.1	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

#E5EAF5

oklch(93.6% 0.016 266.3)
Step 200
200

#D0D9ED

oklch(88.5% 0.029 266.4)
Step 300
300

#B1C0E4

oklch(80.8% 0.054 267.4)
Step 400
400

#899FD7

oklch(70.7% 0.086 267.6)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#6A85CA

oklch(62.5% 0.109 267)
Step 600
600

#546FB9

oklch(55.5% 0.12 267.3)
Step 700
700

#445D9F

oklch(49.1% 0.11 266.7)
Step 800
800

#384C81

oklch(42.7% 0.092 266.9)
Step 900
900

#304067

oklch(37.7% 0.07 266.2)
Step 950
950

#1C263D

oklch(27.1% 0.045 265.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6A85CA 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)	#6B8BCD	0.016
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6183C8	0.013
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#44949E	0.099
Achromatopsia (no color)	#878787	0.109