#6D91BC

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(64.7% 0.076 253.3), rgb(109, 145, 188).

Black text reads best on this color (6.42:1).

About this color

#6D91BC is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.076 and its hue 253°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.42:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.076)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	6.42:1
White text	3.26:1

Values

HEX	#6D91BC
RGB	rgb(109, 145, 188)
HSL	hsl(213, 37%, 58%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.7% 0.076 253.3)

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 #6D91BC	3.26:1	AA large text	Lc -65.4	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #6D91BC	6.42:1	AA	Lc 44.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6D91BC text on white	3.26:1	AA large text	Lc 59.9	Large or bold text, headings
#6D91BC text on black	6.42:1	AA	Lc -41.8	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

#F3F6F9

oklch(97.2% 0.005 247.9)
Step 100
100

#E5EAF1

oklch(93.5% 0.011 256.7)
Step 200
200

#D0DAE7

oklch(88.5% 0.021 254.9)
Step 300
300

#B0C3D9

oklch(81% 0.037 252.1)
Step 400
400

#87A3C6

oklch(70.7% 0.06 254.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#6D91BC

oklch(64.7% 0.076 253.3)
Step 600
600

#5076A3

oklch(55.7% 0.083 253.3)
Step 700
700

#40638C

oklch(49.1% 0.078 253.2)
Step 800
800

#355171

oklch(42.7% 0.063 252.5)
Step 900
900

#2E435C

oklch(37.7% 0.051 253.3)
Step 950
950

#1B2736

oklch(26.9% 0.033 254.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6D91BC 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)	#8193BE	0.027
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#778BBB	0.019
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#509BA0	0.067
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8E8E8E	0.076