#6F87AE
Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(62% 0.066 260), rgb(111, 135, 174).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.75:1).
About this color
#6F87AE is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 260°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.75:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.066) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Faded Blue (#658CBB) |
| Black text | 5.75:1 |
| White text | 3.65:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6F87AE |
| RGB | rgb(111, 135, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 28%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.066 260) |
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 #6F87AE | 3.65:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6F87AE | 5.75:1 | AA | Lc 40.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6F87AE text on white | 3.65:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6F87AE text on black | 5.75:1 | AA | Lc -37.6 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5F8
oklch(97% 0.004 271.4)
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Step 100
100
#E6EAF0
oklch(93.6% 0.009 258.3)
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Step 200
200
#D2DAE5
oklch(88.6% 0.017 256.3)
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Step 300
300
#B5C1D6
oklch(80.8% 0.032 261.7)
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Step 400
400
#8EA2C1
oklch(70.8% 0.051 259.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6F87AE
oklch(62% 0.066 260)
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Step 600
600
#5B749D
oklch(55.6% 0.071 260.1)
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Step 700
700
#4A6187
oklch(49% 0.067 260.2)
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Step 800
800
#3D4F6D
oklch(42.6% 0.055 260.4)
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Step 900
900
#344259
oklch(37.7% 0.044 260.2)
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Step 950
950
#1F2734
oklch(27.1% 0.027 260)
#6F87AE 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) | #7989B0 | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7383AD | 0.012 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5B8F94 | 0.058 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.066 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6F87AE
#6F87AE
oklch(62% 0.066 260)
- #9B8258
#9B8258
oklch(62% 0.066 80)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #6F87AE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Faded Blue #658CBB ΔE 0.022
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.024
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.026
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.029
- Off Blue #5684AE ΔE 0.032
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.034
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.036
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.037
Use #6F87AE in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.