#7E98ED

Closest named color: Periwinkle Blue (#8F99FB). oklch(69.6% 0.129 269.9), rgb(126, 152, 237).

Black text reads best on this color (7.60:1).

About this color

#7E98ED is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 70%, its chroma 0.129 and its hue 270°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle Blue (#8F99FB), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.60:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (70%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.129)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Periwinkle Blue (#8F99FB)
Black text	7.60:1
White text	2.76:1

Values

HEX	#7E98ED
RGB	rgb(126, 152, 237)
HSL	hsl(226, 76%, 71%)
OKLCH	oklch(69.6% 0.129 269.9)

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 #7E98ED	2.76:1	Fails	Lc -58.5	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #7E98ED	7.60:1	AAA	Lc 50.8	Large or bold text, headings
#7E98ED text on white	2.76:1	Fails	Lc 53.2	Large or bold text, headings
#7E98ED text on black	7.60:1	AAA	Lc -48.6	Large or bold text, headings

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 400.

Step 50
50

#F2F5FD

oklch(97% 0.011 269.6)
Step 100
100

#E4EAFA

oklch(93.7% 0.023 269.4)
Step 200
200

#CDD8F8

oklch(88.4% 0.046 270.4)
Step 300
300

#ACBFF6

oklch(81% 0.081 269.7)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#7E98ED

oklch(69.6% 0.129 269.9)
Step 500
500

#6380EC

oklch(63% 0.165 269.9)
Step 600
600

#4C67DA

oklch(55.6% 0.178 269.8)
Step 700
700

#3E55BD

oklch(49.2% 0.165 269.9)
Step 800
800

#334699

oklch(42.7% 0.137 270)
Step 900
900

#2C3C7A

oklch(37.8% 0.107 269.8)
Step 950
950

#1A2347

oklch(26.9% 0.068 270.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#7E98ED 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)	#78A1F0	0.023
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6D97EB	0.021
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#53AAB7	0.116
Achromatopsia (no color)	#9B9B9B	0.129