Color specimenNo. 05195493

#4F46E5

Bright Indigo

A deterministic reference card for #4F46E5. Every value, scheme, and snippet below is computed from the hex — no database, no guesswork.

RGB
79, 70, 229
HSL
243°, 75%, 59%
Text
White on top

Tailwind CSS · indigo

tailwind · indigo 600

The Tailwind CSS utility classes bg-indigo-600, text-indigo-600, and friends all reference this hex value.

Scale context · indigo

Click any step to jump to its landing page.

Class name
indigo-600
Hex
#4F46E5
Closest CSS named color
slateblue
Full color breakdown
/color/4f46e5

Developer snippets

Copy-ready code

Every snippet below is generated from the hex — not a hand-maintained table.

Conversions

Same color, seven encodings

Nearest matches

Closest in other design systems

Accessibility

Contrast against white & black

On white

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #4F46E5 as the text color.

6.29:1
AA passAAA failLarge pass

Rating · AA

On black

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #4F46E5 as the text color.

3.34:1
AA failAAA failLarge pass

Rating · AA Large

Recommendation

When using #4F46E5 as a background, pair it with #ffffff text for the best WCAG contrast.

Contrast ratios only — one part of WCAG 2.1. Not a certification of accessibility or legal compliance.

Related Tailwind swatches

Other stops in indigo