Tailwind CSS v3.4 color family
Tailwind violet 11 shades, 50 to 950
Violet is one of the 22 color families in Tailwind CSS v3.4, with eleven shades from 50 to 950. Its 500 shade, #8B5CF6, sits at OKLCH hue 292.7°. Lightness runs from 0.969 at 50 to 0.283 at 950.
- 500 shade
- #8B5CF6
- OKLCH hue at 500
- 292.7°
- Body text on white
- 600 to 950
- Body text on black
- 50 to 500
Tailwind CSS 4.3.3
violet: current colors
11 shades with exact official OKLCH values. Use bg-violet-500, text-violet-500 or border-violet-500 in Tailwind. Wide-gamut colors are preserved; these are not the v3 hex values.
| Color | Exact OKLCH | CSS variable |
|---|---|---|
| violet-50 | oklch(96.9% 0.016 293.756) | --color-violet-50 |
| violet-100 | oklch(94.3% 0.029 294.588) | --color-violet-100 |
| violet-200 | oklch(89.4% 0.057 293.283) | --color-violet-200 |
| violet-300 | oklch(81.1% 0.111 293.571) | --color-violet-300 |
| violet-400 | oklch(70.2% 0.183 293.541) | --color-violet-400 |
| violet-500 | oklch(60.6% 0.25 292.717) | --color-violet-500 |
| violet-600 | oklch(54.1% 0.281 293.009) | --color-violet-600 |
| violet-700 | oklch(49.1% 0.27 292.581) | --color-violet-700 |
| violet-800 | oklch(43.2% 0.232 292.759) | --color-violet-800 |
| violet-900 | oklch(38% 0.189 293.745) | --color-violet-900 |
| violet-950 | oklch(28.3% 0.141 291.089) | --color-violet-950 |
Source: Tailwind CSS 4.3.3 theme.css (MIT). Values are pinned to this release. Older v3 reference values below are kept separately for existing projects.
Scale
Every shade, 50 to 950
Each shade has a page of its own. Under each, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.
Values
Hex, RGB and OKLCH values
The Tailwind CSS v3.4 values, with the contrast of white and black text on each shade.
| Shade | HEX | RGB | OKLCH | White text | Black text |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| violet-50 | #F5F3FF | rgb(245, 243, 255) | oklch(0.969 0.016 293.8) | 1.09 | 19.14 |
| violet-100 | #EDE9FE | rgb(237, 233, 254) | oklch(0.943 0.028 294.6) | 1.18 | 17.68 |
| violet-200 | #DDD6FE | rgb(221, 214, 254) | oklch(0.894 0.055 293.3) | 1.38 | 15.12 |
| violet-300 | #C4B5FD | rgb(196, 181, 253) | oklch(0.811 0.101 293.6) | 1.84 | 11.37 |
| violet-400 | #A78BFA | rgb(167, 139, 250) | oklch(0.709 0.159 293.5) | 2.72 | 7.71 |
| violet-500 | #8B5CF6 | rgb(139, 92, 246) | oklch(0.606 0.219 292.7) | 4.23 | 4.95 |
| violet-600 | #7C3AED | rgb(124, 58, 237) | oklch(0.541 0.247 293.0) | 5.69 | 3.68 |
| violet-700 | #6D28D9 | rgb(109, 40, 217) | oklch(0.491 0.241 292.6) | 7.10 | 2.95 |
| violet-800 | #5B21B6 | rgb(91, 33, 182) | oklch(0.432 0.211 292.8) | 8.98 | 2.33 |
| violet-900 | #4C1D95 | rgb(76, 29, 149) | oklch(0.380 0.178 293.7) | 10.95 | 1.91 |
| violet-950 | #2E1065 | rgb(46, 16, 101) | oklch(0.283 0.135 291.1) | 15.23 | 1.37 |
Legibility
Which shades pass on each other
Every shade as text on every other shade. 36 of 110 pairings pass 4.5:1 for body text, and 18 more pass 3:1 for large text.
| Text shade, then background shade | 50 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900 | 950 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | same shade | 1.08 | 1.26 | 1.68 | 2.48 | 3.86 | 5.19 | 6.47 | 8.18 | 9.98 | 13.89 |
| 100 | 1.08 | same shade | 1.16 | 1.55 | 2.29 | 3.56 | 4.79 | 5.98 | 7.56 | 9.22 | 12.83 |
| 200 | 1.26 | 1.16 | same shade | 1.32 | 1.95 | 3.04 | 4.10 | 5.11 | 6.46 | 7.88 | 10.97 |
| 300 | 1.68 | 1.55 | 1.32 | same shade | 1.47 | 2.29 | 3.08 | 3.84 | 4.86 | 5.93 | 8.25 |
| 400 | 2.48 | 2.29 | 1.95 | 1.47 | same shade | 1.55 | 2.09 | 2.61 | 3.30 | 4.02 | 5.59 |
| 500 | 3.86 | 3.56 | 3.04 | 2.29 | 1.55 | same shade | 1.34 | 1.67 | 2.12 | 2.58 | 3.59 |
| 600 | 5.19 | 4.79 | 4.10 | 3.08 | 2.09 | 1.34 | same shade | 1.24 | 1.57 | 1.92 | 2.67 |
| 700 | 6.47 | 5.98 | 5.11 | 3.84 | 2.61 | 1.67 | 1.24 | same shade | 1.26 | 1.54 | 2.14 |
| 800 | 8.18 | 7.56 | 6.46 | 4.86 | 3.30 | 2.12 | 1.57 | 1.26 | same shade | 1.21 | 1.69 |
| 900 | 9.98 | 9.22 | 7.88 | 5.93 | 4.02 | 2.58 | 1.92 | 1.54 | 1.21 | same shade | 1.39 |
| 950 | 13.89 | 12.83 | 10.97 | 8.25 | 5.59 | 3.59 | 2.67 | 2.14 | 1.69 | 1.39 | same shade |
Rows are the text shade, columns the background. A bold figure on a tinted cell passes 4.5:1 for body text; a plain one passes 3:1 for large text only; a faint one fails.
Color vision
The scale with color blindness
The same eleven shades as seen with each color vision deficiency. Lightness keeps a ramp in order even where its hue collapses.
Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.
What each type seesTypical vision
Closest neighbors: 50 and 100, ΔE2000 4.2
Protanopia
Closest neighbors: 50 and 100, ΔE2000 3.7
Deuteranopia
Closest neighbors: 50 and 100, ΔE2000 3.4
Tritanopia
Closest neighbors: 50 and 100, ΔE2000 2.1
Achromatopsia
Closest neighbors: 50 and 100, ΔE2000 1.9
Code
Design tokens
The whole family in six formats, ready to paste.
:root {
--color-violet-50: #f5f3ff;
--color-violet-100: #ede9fe;
--color-violet-200: #ddd6fe;
--color-violet-300: #c4b5fd;
--color-violet-400: #a78bfa;
--color-violet-500: #8b5cf6;
--color-violet-600: #7c3aed;
--color-violet-700: #6d28d9;
--color-violet-800: #5b21b6;
--color-violet-900: #4c1d95;
--color-violet-950: #2e1065;
}
// tailwind.config.js — violet is built in; this pins the v3.4 values.
module.exports = {
theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
violet: {
50: '#f5f3ff',
100: '#ede9fe',
200: '#ddd6fe',
300: '#c4b5fd',
400: '#a78bfa',
500: '#8b5cf6',
600: '#7c3aed',
700: '#6d28d9',
800: '#5b21b6',
900: '#4c1d95',
950: '#2e1065',
},
},
},
},
};
/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";
@theme {
/* v4 has its own violet; these pin the v3 values. */
--color-violet-50: oklch(0.969 0.016 293.8);
--color-violet-100: oklch(0.943 0.028 294.6);
--color-violet-200: oklch(0.894 0.055 293.3);
--color-violet-300: oklch(0.811 0.101 293.6);
--color-violet-400: oklch(0.709 0.159 293.5);
--color-violet-500: oklch(0.606 0.219 292.7);
--color-violet-600: oklch(0.541 0.247 293.0);
--color-violet-700: oklch(0.491 0.241 292.6);
--color-violet-800: oklch(0.432 0.211 292.8);
--color-violet-900: oklch(0.380 0.178 293.7);
--color-violet-950: oklch(0.283 0.135 291.1);
}
{
"color": {
"violet": {
"50": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [0.9608, 0.9529, 1],
"hex": "#f5f3ff"
}
},
"100": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [0.9294, 0.9137, 0.9961],
"hex": "#ede9fe"
}
},
"200": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [0.8667, 0.8392, 0.9961],
"hex": "#ddd6fe"
}
},
"300": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [0.7686, 0.7098, 0.9922],
"hex": "#c4b5fd"
}
},
"400": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [0.6549, 0.5451, 0.9804],
"hex": "#a78bfa"
}
},
"500": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [0.5451, 0.3608, 0.9647],
"hex": "#8b5cf6"
}
},
"600": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [0.4863, 0.2275, 0.9294],
"hex": "#7c3aed"
}
},
"700": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [0.4275, 0.1569, 0.851],
"hex": "#6d28d9"
}
},
"800": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [0.3569, 0.1294, 0.7137],
"hex": "#5b21b6"
}
},
"900": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [0.298, 0.1137, 0.5843],
"hex": "#4c1d95"
}
},
"950": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [0.1804, 0.0627, 0.3961],
"hex": "#2e1065"
}
}
}
}
}
import SwiftUI
enum Palette {
static let violet50 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.961, green: 0.953, blue: 1.000, opacity: 1)
static let violet100 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.929, green: 0.914, blue: 0.996, opacity: 1)
static let violet200 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.867, green: 0.839, blue: 0.996, opacity: 1)
static let violet300 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.769, green: 0.710, blue: 0.992, opacity: 1)
static let violet400 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.655, green: 0.545, blue: 0.980, opacity: 1)
static let violet500 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.545, green: 0.361, blue: 0.965, opacity: 1)
static let violet600 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.486, green: 0.227, blue: 0.929, opacity: 1)
static let violet700 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.427, green: 0.157, blue: 0.851, opacity: 1)
static let violet800 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.357, green: 0.129, blue: 0.714, opacity: 1)
static let violet900 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.298, green: 0.114, blue: 0.584, opacity: 1)
static let violet950 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.180, green: 0.063, blue: 0.396, opacity: 1)
}
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
object Palette {
val Violet50 = Color(0xFFF5F3FF)
val Violet100 = Color(0xFFEDE9FE)
val Violet200 = Color(0xFFDDD6FE)
val Violet300 = Color(0xFFC4B5FD)
val Violet400 = Color(0xFFA78BFA)
val Violet500 = Color(0xFF8B5CF6)
val Violet600 = Color(0xFF7C3AED)
val Violet700 = Color(0xFF6D28D9)
val Violet800 = Color(0xFF5B21B6)
val Violet900 = Color(0xFF4C1D95)
val Violet950 = Color(0xFF2E1065)
}
Families
Other Tailwind families
The rest of the Tailwind CSS v3.4 palette, in the order Tailwind lists it.