#757EB0

Closest named color: Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A). oklch(60.5% 0.077 276), rgb(117, 126, 176).

Black text reads best on this color (5.36:1).

About this color

#757EB0 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.077 and its hue 276°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.36:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-dark (61%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.077)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A)
Black text	5.36:1
White text	3.91:1

Values

HEX	#757EB0
RGB	rgb(117, 126, 176)
HSL	hsl(231, 27%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(60.5% 0.077 276)

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 #757EB0	3.91:1	AA large text	Lc -72.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #757EB0	5.36:1	AA	Lc 37.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#757EB0 text on white	3.91:1	AA large text	Lc 66.5	Content text, not long reading
#757EB0 text on black	5.36:1	AA	Lc -35.1	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

#F4F5F9

oklch(97.1% 0.005 275)
Step 100
100

#E8E9F1

oklch(93.6% 0.011 280.5)
Step 200
200

#D5D8E7

oklch(88.4% 0.021 276.9)
Step 300
300

#B9BFD9

oklch(80.8% 0.037 275.2)
Step 400
400

#969EC7

oklch(70.7% 0.061 276.1)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#757EB0

oklch(60.5% 0.077 276)
Step 600
600

#666FA4

oklch(55.6% 0.083 276)
Step 700
700

#555D8D

oklch(49.2% 0.077 275.9)
Step 800
800

#454C72

oklch(42.7% 0.064 275.4)
Step 900
900

#3A3F5C

oklch(37.6% 0.05 276.2)
Step 950
950

#222536

oklch(27% 0.032 276.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#757EB0 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)	#6F83B2	0.015
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6B7FAF	0.014
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#658890	0.069
Achromatopsia (no color)	#818181	0.077