#6B9ABE

Closest named color: Greyblue (#77A1B5). oklch(66.6% 0.074 242.2), rgb(107, 154, 190).

Black text reads best on this color (6.99:1).

About this color

#6B9ABE is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.074 and its hue 242°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Greyblue (#77A1B5), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.99:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (67%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.074)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Greyblue (#77A1B5)
Black text	6.99:1
White text	3.00:1

Values

HEX	#6B9ABE
RGB	rgb(107, 154, 190)
HSL	hsl(206, 39%, 58%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.6% 0.074 242.2)

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 #6B9ABE	3.00:1	AA large text	Lc -62.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #6B9ABE	6.99:1	AA	Lc 47.4	Large or bold text, headings
#6B9ABE text on white	3.00:1	AA large text	Lc 56.7	Large or bold text, headings
#6B9ABE text on black	6.99:1	AA	Lc -45.1	Large or bold text, headings

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

#F3F6F8

oklch(97.1% 0.004 236.5)
Step 100
100

#E4EBF0

oklch(93.6% 0.01 238.5)
Step 200
200

#CEDBE6

oklch(88.5% 0.021 243.4)
Step 300
300

#ADC4D6

oklch(80.9% 0.036 241.6)
Step 400
400

#81A6C2

oklch(70.8% 0.058 241.3)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#6B9ABE

oklch(66.6% 0.074 242.2)
Step 600
600

#46799E

oklch(55.6% 0.08 241.7)
Step 700
700

#376688

oklch(49.2% 0.075 241.9)
Step 800
800

#2E536E

oklch(42.7% 0.062 241.9)
Step 900
900

#2A4559

oklch(37.8% 0.048 241.7)
Step 950
950

#192834

oklch(26.9% 0.03 243.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6B9ABE 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)	#8B9AC0	0.040
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8091BD	0.033
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#4AA3A6	0.060
Achromatopsia (no color)	#959595	0.074