#758AAE
Closest named color: Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9). oklch(63% 0.06 261.1), rgb(117, 138, 174).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.00:1).
About this color
#758AAE is a medium-light, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.060 and its hue 261°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.00:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.060) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9) |
| Black text | 6.00:1 |
| White text | 3.49:1 |
Values
| HEX | #758AAE |
| RGB | rgb(117, 138, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 26%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.06 261.1) |
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 #758AAE | 3.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #758AAE | 6.00:1 | AA | Lc 41.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #758AAE text on white | 3.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #758AAE text on black | 6.00:1 | AA | Lc -39.2 | 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
#E7EAF0
oklch(93.6% 0.009 264.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3D9E4
oklch(88.4% 0.016 262.7)
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Step 300
300
#B6C1D4
oklch(80.8% 0.029 261.5)
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Step 400
400
#90A1BE
oklch(70.6% 0.047 261.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#758AAE
oklch(63% 0.06 261.1)
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Step 600
600
#5E749A
oklch(55.7% 0.065 261.1)
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Step 700
700
#4D6183
oklch(49% 0.06 260.8)
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Step 800
800
#3F4F6B
oklch(42.6% 0.051 261.4)
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Step 900
900
#364257
oklch(37.7% 0.039 261.5)
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Step 950
950
#202733
oklch(27.1% 0.025 261.1)
#758AAE 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) | #7E8CB0 | 0.014 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7887AD | 0.009 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #649196 | 0.053 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.060 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #758AAE
#758AAE
oklch(63% 0.06 261.1)
- #9C8660
#9C8660
oklch(63.1% 0.059 80.9)
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 #758AAE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.013
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.021
- Faded Blue #658CBB ΔE 0.026
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.031
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.036
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.037
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.038
- Off Blue #5684AE ΔE 0.043
Use #758AAE 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.