#4338CA — Tints, Shades & Color Values

#4338CA

#4338CA is a medium, moderately saturated blue. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class indigo-700 (e.g. bg-indigo-700, text-indigo-700). Its nearest CSS named color is slateblue (#6a5acd). For readable text on a #4338CA background, white text gives the strongest contrast (7.90:1). #4338CA sits in the middle of the lightness range, so it can serve as a primary brand or accent color — use its tints for backgrounds and its shades for text and pressed states.

Want to fine-tune this color interactively? Open #4338CA in the tint & shade generator to explore the full lightness, hue, and chroma scales and copy any step.

Color Values

Hex#4338CA
RGBrgb(67, 56, 202)
HSLhsl(245, 58%, 51%)
HSV / HSB245°, 72%, 79%
Nearest namedslateblue (#6a5acd)

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#4338CA in Tailwind CSS (indigo-700)

#4338CA ships with Tailwind CSS as indigo-700 — use it as bg-indigo-700, text-indigo-700, or border-indigo-700. It sits at step 700 of the indigo ramp; every other step links to its own page:

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #4338CA (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

Shades of #4338CA (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #4338CA background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

Text color White text 7.90:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass
Black text 2.66:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #4338CA from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More blue colors in the library: #708090, #0000FF, #1D4ED8 (blue-700), #3498DB, #2563EB (blue-600), #64748B (slate-500).

Frequently Asked Questions

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