#7A8BBC

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(64.2% 0.076 269.4), rgb(122, 139, 188).

Black text reads best on this color (6.24:1).

About this color

#7A8BBC is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.076 and its hue 269°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.24:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (64%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.076)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	6.24:1
White text	3.36:1

Values

HEX	#7A8BBC
RGB	rgb(122, 139, 188)
HSL	hsl(225, 33%, 61%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.2% 0.076 269.4)

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 #7A8BBC	3.36:1	AA large text	Lc -66.5	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #7A8BBC	6.24:1	AA	Lc 43.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#7A8BBC text on white	3.36:1	AA large text	Lc 61.0	Content text, not long reading
#7A8BBC text on black	6.24:1	AA	Lc -40.7	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

#E7EAF1

oklch(93.7% 0.01 267.4)
Step 200
200

#D3D9E7

oklch(88.5% 0.02 267.3)
Step 300
300

#B7C0DA

oklch(80.9% 0.038 270.4)
Step 400
400

#91A0C7

oklch(70.8% 0.06 268.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#7A8BBC

oklch(64.2% 0.076 269.4)
Step 600
600

#6071A4

oklch(55.6% 0.082 269.5)
Step 700
700

#4F5E8D

oklch(49% 0.078 269.9)
Step 800
800

#414D72

oklch(42.6% 0.064 269.8)
Step 900
900

#37405C

oklch(37.6% 0.05 270.2)
Step 950
950

#202636

oklch(27% 0.031 268.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#7A8BBC 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)	#7B8FBE	0.011
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7589BB	0.009
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#67959C	0.069
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8C8C8C	0.076