#7E8EBE

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(65.2% 0.074 270), rgb(126, 142, 190).

Black text reads best on this color (6.49:1).

About this color

#7E8EBE is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.074 and its hue 270°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.49:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.074)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	6.49:1
White text	3.23:1

Values

HEX	#7E8EBE
RGB	rgb(126, 142, 190)
HSL	hsl(225, 33%, 62%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.2% 0.074 270)

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 #7E8EBE	3.23:1	AA large text	Lc -65.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #7E8EBE	6.49:1	AA	Lc 44.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#7E8EBE text on white	3.23:1	AA large text	Lc 59.5	Large or bold text, headings
#7E8EBE text on black	6.49:1	AA	Lc -42.2	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.

Step 50
50

#F4F5F9

oklch(97.1% 0.005 275)
Step 100
100

#E7EAF1

oklch(93.7% 0.01 267.4)
Step 200
200

#D4D9E7

oklch(88.6% 0.02 270.2)
Step 300
300

#B7C0D9

oklch(80.9% 0.037 269.8)
Step 400
400

#929FC6

oklch(70.6% 0.059 270.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#7E8EBE

oklch(65.2% 0.074 270)
Step 600
600

#6171A3

oklch(55.6% 0.08 270.1)
Step 700
700

#505E8C

oklch(49% 0.076 270.5)
Step 800
800

#424D71

oklch(42.7% 0.062 270.6)
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

#7E8EBE 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)	#7F92C0	0.011
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#798DBD	0.008
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#6C979F	0.065
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8F8F8F	0.074