#6A90BB

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(64.2% 0.078 252.1), rgb(106, 144, 187).

Black text reads best on this color (6.31:1).

About this color

#6A90BB is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 252°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.31:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (64%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.078)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	6.31:1
White text	3.32:1

Values

HEX	#6A90BB
RGB	rgb(106, 144, 187)
HSL	hsl(212, 37%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.2% 0.078 252.1)

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 #6A90BB	3.32:1	AA large text	Lc -66.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #6A90BB	6.31:1	AA	Lc 43.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6A90BB text on white	3.32:1	AA large text	Lc 60.6	Content text, not long reading
#6A90BB text on black	6.31:1	AA	Lc -41.1	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

#F3F6F9

oklch(97.2% 0.005 247.9)
Step 100
100

#E5EAF1

oklch(93.5% 0.011 256.7)
Step 200
200

#CFDAE7

oklch(88.4% 0.022 252.5)
Step 300
300

#B0C3D9

oklch(81% 0.037 252.1)
Step 400
400

#85A4C6

oklch(70.8% 0.061 251)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#6A90BB

oklch(64.2% 0.078 252.1)
Step 600
600

#4E76A3

oklch(55.6% 0.084 252.2)
Step 700
700

#3E638C

oklch(49% 0.079 252)
Step 800
800

#345172

oklch(42.7% 0.065 252.5)
Step 900
900

#2D435C

oklch(37.6% 0.051 252.3)
Step 950
950

#1B2736

oklch(26.9% 0.033 254.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6A90BB 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)	#7F91BD	0.027
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7689BA	0.023
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#4B9A9F	0.067
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8D8D8D	0.078