Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind blue-800 #1E40AF

Tailwind CSS v3's blue-800 is #1E40AF. It is a dark vivid blue in the blue family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.424, chroma 0.181 and hue 265.6°. The nearest CSS named color is darkslateblue (#483D8B), ΔE2000 8.1 away.

Relative luminance
0.0704
OKLCH L · C · h
0.424 · 0.181 · 265.6
Best text
White 8.72:1
Hue family
Blue
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#1E40AF color codes

HEX
#1E40AF
RGB
rgb(30, 64, 175)
HSL
hsl(226, 71%, 40%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.424 0.181 265.6)
OKLab
oklab(0.424 -0.014 -0.180)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 31.89, a* 30.43, b* -62.29
XYZ (D65)
X 10.10, Y 7.04, Z 41.37
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(83%, 63%, 0%, 31%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #1E40AF accessible?

White text on it reaches 8.72:1, passing AAA. Black text fails at 2.40:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    2.40:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +14

  • White text on it

    8.72:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −93

  • As text on black

    2.40:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −13

  • As text on white

    8.72:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +89

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #1E40AF 8.72:1

    It already reaches 8.72:1 on white, so no change is needed.

  • For text on black

    #436EE0 4.54:1

    Lightening its OKLCH lightness from 0.42 to 0.57 reaches 4.54:1 on black, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #1E40AF live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #1E40AF

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #1E40AF sits at step 700.

  1. 50#F1F5FF
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.24
  2. 100#E2EBFF
    White
    1.19
    Black
    17.56
  3. 200#C5D8FF
    White
    1.43
    Black
    14.64
  4. 300#9FBDFF
    White
    1.87
    Black
    11.19
  5. 400#749DFF
    White
    2.62
    Black
    8.00
  6. 500#517EF2
    White
    3.73
    Black
    5.61
  7. 600#3C65D5
    White
    5.23
    Black
    4.01
  8. 700This color#1E40AF
    White
    8.72
    Black
    2.40
  9. 800#153296
    White
    10.88
    Black
    1.92
  10. 900#061872
    White
    15.20
    Black
    1.38
  11. 950#020052
    White
    18.67
    Black
    1.12

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Tailwind CSS v3 blue scale

The real Tailwind palette, for comparison with the computed ramp above.

  1. 50#EFF6FF
    White
    1.08
    Black
    19.29
  2. 100#DBEAFE
    White
    1.22
    Black
    17.21
  3. 200#BFDBFE
    White
    1.42
    Black
    14.77
  4. 300#93C5FD
    White
    1.80
    Black
    11.64
  5. 400#60A5FA
    White
    2.54
    Black
    8.25
  6. 500#3B82F6
    White
    3.67
    Black
    5.70
  7. 600#2563EB
    White
    5.16
    Black
    4.06
  8. 700#1D4ED8
    White
    6.70
    Black
    3.13
  9. 800This color#1E40AF
    White
    8.72
    Black
    2.40
  10. 900#1E3A8A
    White
    10.35
    Black
    2.02
  11. 950#172554
    White
    14.69
    Black
    1.42

Gamut

How vivid #1E40AF can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.290; #1E40AF uses 62% of it. Display P3 reaches no further at this hue.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.181
sRGB edge
0.290
Display P3 edge
0.290
Rec. 2020 edge
0.308
Dominant wavelength
469 nm
Excitation purity
76%
Chromaticity
x 0.1727, y 0.1203
  • This color#1E40AF
  • Most vivid in sRGB#1200E8
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.424 0.290 265.6)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #1e40af;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.0601 0 0.8752); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #1E40AF

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#8FA0D7
  • OKLab50%#87A1DB
  • OKLCH50%#87A1DB

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#0F2058
  • OKLab50%#051341
  • OKLCH50%#051341

Its complement #644A00

  • sRGB50%#414558
  • OKLab50%#424E69
  • OKLCH50%#832551
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #1e40af, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #1e40af 50%, white);

In use

#1E40AF in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:18.72:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:18.72:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:18.72:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:18.72:1 Passes

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:18.72:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:12.14:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:12.14:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:12.14:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #4A76E9 4.51:1

Color vision

How #1E40AF looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 27.1; deuteranopia changes it least, 2.5.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #0052B3 ΔE2000 6.8

    Noticeable

    Reads as dark soft blue

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #0044AD ΔE2000 2.5

    Close match

    Reads as dark vivid blue

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #005D71 ΔE2000 19.5

    Distinct

    Reads as dark muted blue

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #4B4B4B ΔE2000 27.1

    Distinct

    Reads as dark gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #644A00. Their lightness contrast is only 1.04:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#1E40AF · #644A0053.8Stays distinct
Protanopia#0052B3 · #554A0053.5Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#0044AD · #5B510556.0Stays distinct
Tritanopia#005D71 · #6E423E41.9Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#4B4B4B · #4E4E4E1.0Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #1E40AF

Its complement is #644A00, a dark muted brown, on the warm side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#1E40AF
  • Complement#644A00

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#005579
  • Base#1E40AF
  • +30°#5A2BA3

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#1E40AF
  • +120°#960012
  • +240°#006019

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#1E40AF
  • +150°#783C00
  • +210°#4C5400

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-blue-800: #1e40af;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as blue-800;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        blue: { 800: '#1e40af' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own blue-800; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-blue-800: oklch(0.424 0.181 265.6);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "blue-800": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.1176, 0.251, 0.6863],
        "hex": "#1e40af"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 blue-800"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let blue800 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.118, green: 0.251, blue: 0.686, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Blue800 = Color(0xFF1E40AF)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #1E40AF in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.