Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind blue-400 #60A5FA

Tailwind CSS v3's blue-400 is #60A5FA. It is a light soft blue in the blue family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.714, chroma 0.143 and hue 254.6°. The nearest CSS named color is cornflowerblue (#6495ED), ΔE2000 5.5 away.

Relative luminance
0.3630
OKLCH L · C · h
0.714 · 0.143 · 254.6
Best text
Black 8.25:1
Hue family
Blue
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#60A5FA color codes

HEX
#60A5FA
RGB
rgb(96, 165, 250)
HSL
hsl(213, 94%, 68%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.714 0.143 254.6)
OKLab
oklab(0.714 -0.038 -0.138)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 66.75, a* 3.51, b* -48.82
XYZ (D65)
X 35.53, Y 36.30, Z 95.56
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(62%, 34%, 0%, 2%)

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 #60A5FA accessible?

Black text on it reaches 8.25:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 2.54:1.

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

    8.25:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +54

  • White text on it

    2.54:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −54

  • As text on black

    8.25:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −52

  • As text on white

    2.54:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +49

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #3176C7 4.61:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.71 to 0.56 reaches 4.61:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #60A5FA 8.25:1

    It already reaches 8.25:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #60A5FA 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.

The studio needs JavaScript.

Scale

Shades and tints of #60A5FA

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #60A5FA sits at step 400.

  1. 50#EFF6FF
    White
    1.08
    Black
    19.29
  2. 100#DEEDFF
    White
    1.18
    Black
    17.66
  3. 200#BDDAFF
    White
    1.43
    Black
    14.63
  4. 300#90C1FF
    White
    1.86
    Black
    11.25
  5. 400This color#60A5FA
    White
    2.54
    Black
    8.25
  6. 500#4387DA
    White
    3.67
    Black
    5.71
  7. 600#2A6FBF
    White
    5.09
    Black
    4.12
  8. 700#1057A3
    White
    7.20
    Black
    2.91
  9. 800#003E7D
    White
    10.57
    Black
    1.98
  10. 900#002854
    White
    14.66
    Black
    1.43
  11. 950#001533
    White
    18.18
    Black
    1.15

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. 400This color#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. 800#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 #60A5FA can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.152; #60A5FA uses 94% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.165 there: 8% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.143
sRGB edge
0.152
Display P3 edge
0.165
Rec. 2020 edge
0.167
Dominant wavelength
476 nm
Excitation purity
48%
Chromaticity
x 0.2123, y 0.2168
  • This color#60A5FA
  • Most vivid in sRGB#5BA5FF
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.714 0.165 254.6)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #60a5fa;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.4063 0.6367 1); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #60A5FA

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%#B0D2FD
  • OKLab50%#B1D3FF
  • OKLCH50%#B1D3FF

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#30537D
  • OKLab50%#203D61
  • OKLCH50%#203D61

Its complement #D6931E

  • sRGB50%#9B9C8C
  • OKLab50%#A2A2A2
  • OKLCH50%#E07BB7
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #60a5fa, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #60a5fa 50%, white);

In use

#60A5FA 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, 4.5:18.25:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:12.54:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:12.54:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:12.54:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #3176C7 4.61:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:18.25:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:17.36:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:17.36:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:17.36:1 Passes

Color vision

How #60A5FA looks with color blindness

Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 23.7; deuteranopia changes it least, 4.3.

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

    #81AAFE ΔE2000 5.2

    Noticeable

    Reads as light soft blue

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #6C9CF8 ΔE2000 4.3

    Close match

    Reads as light soft blue

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #00B8C4 ΔE2000 23.7

    Distinct

    Reads as light soft cyan

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #A2A2A2 ΔE2000 23.3

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #D6931E. Their lightness contrast is only 1.02:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#60A5FA · #D6931E51.5Stays distinct
Protanopia#81AAFE · #AB970056.1Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#6C9CF8 · #BBA72357.4Stays distinct
Tritanopia#00B8C4 · #EA817E65.2Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2 · #A0A0A00.6Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #60A5FA

Its complement is #D6931E, a light soft orange, 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#60A5FA
  • Complement#D6931E

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#00B3E1
  • Base#60A5FA
  • +30°#9A94F8

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#60A5FA
  • +120°#EE7A86
  • +240°#7BB655

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#60A5FA
  • +150°#EB8252
  • +210°#B1A61F

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

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

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-blue-400: #60a5fa;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as blue-400;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        blue: { 400: '#60a5fa' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own blue-400; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-blue-400: oklch(0.714 0.143 254.6);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "blue-400": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.3765, 0.6471, 0.9804],
        "hex": "#60a5fa"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 blue-400"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let blue400 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.376, green: 0.647, blue: 0.980, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Blue400 = Color(0xFF60A5FA)
}

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 #60A5FA in the tools

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