#6B89BD

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(62.8% 0.086 261.1), rgb(107, 137, 189).

Black text reads best on this color (5.93:1).

About this color

#6B89BD is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.086 and its hue 261°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.93:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.086)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	5.93:1
White text	3.53:1

Values

HEX	#6B89BD
RGB	rgb(107, 137, 189)
HSL	hsl(218, 38%, 58%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.8% 0.086 261.1)

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 #6B89BD	3.53:1	AA large text	Lc -68.4	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #6B89BD	5.93:1	AA	Lc 41.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6B89BD text on white	3.53:1	AA large text	Lc 62.9	Content text, not long reading
#6B89BD text on black	5.93:1	AA	Lc -38.8	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

#F3F5F9

oklch(97% 0.006 264.5)
Step 100
100

#E5EAF2

oklch(93.6% 0.012 259.8)
Step 200
200

#D1DAE9

oklch(88.6% 0.023 260.7)
Step 300
300

#B2C1DD

oklch(80.9% 0.043 263)
Step 400
400

#89A1CB

oklch(70.6% 0.068 261.5)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#6B89BD

oklch(62.8% 0.086 261.1)
Step 600
600

#5473AA

oklch(55.6% 0.093 261.4)
Step 700
700

#446092

oklch(49% 0.087 261.4)
Step 800
800

#384F76

oklch(42.7% 0.071 260.6)
Step 900
900

#304260

oklch(37.8% 0.057 260.3)
Step 950
950

#1D2738

oklch(27.2% 0.035 260.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6B89BD 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	0.017
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6D85BC	0.011
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#4D949B	0.077
Achromatopsia (no color)	#888888	0.086